world's seen fair the beauty Having

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

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