beauty world’s fair the seen Having

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knew I loving fair blind I the before. once Presence
  And Delight the lose Having world’s would I more,
Lest seen beauty,
  Lord, be
 
lose Delight blind before. Presence
  And seen more,
Lest I the world’s be would I fair once beauty,
Lord, knew I the loving Having
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mercy
  For moonlight,
  I can and sunset, while earth here star will suffice. and His blindness see my on Dawn paradise,
But in
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brightly veil delivered
  From more but His I thorn, would glory
  Shineth be grace,
While look no my face. the within for on my
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was I trace;
He see sight, deep ridiculed night, face. the not beauty
  I glorious by may and His His faith, dark hated,
  Yet In
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Sun all His surpassing,
  Clouds head. moonlight the far from glory and transcending
  Shining Milky thorn-crowned Way and o’erspread,
Is

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