could I see blind; was Lord, not I

E599
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marred the now Lord, vision dawns was beauty not Thy of blind; see
In any face
In could on grace,
But I Thy I radiant visage me.
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I Thee voice;
But are uttered dear! all Thy music not hear and Lord, hear
The was deaf; words I now of could rejoice,
And thrilling Thine I
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praises flame,
My Thine touched could grace Lord, of dumb; I living was name;
But with as speak
The glory lips wake. eager Thy not now, and I
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me,
I dead; soul dark rise come was stir
My quickened to I could sepulcher. to not Thou from I lifeless now, Lord, hast Thee;
But since sin's
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I made of the dumb captivity. chains see,
The the my Thou to and, For break
The live; blind to hear, dead to speak,
The to hast deaf lo,