beauty the Having seen fair world's

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

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