Cantique : beauty world’s Having seen fair the

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once fair Having I be Presence
And knew blind world’s would I more,
Lest beauty,
Lord, Delight I the before. lose seen the loving

I Having Delight fair once lose before. more,
Lest seen the loving Presence
And beauty,
Lord, blind world’s would I be the I knew

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and while suffice. star mercy
For paradise,
But and earth my in moonlight,
I sunset, blindness can here will Dawn His on see

I Having Delight fair once lose before. more,
Lest seen the loving Presence
And beauty,
Lord, blind world’s would I be the I knew

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I the veil my delivered
From no His face. be but thorn, my for within glory
Shineth grace,
While on look more would brightly

I Having Delight fair once lose before. more,
Lest seen the loving Presence
And beauty,
Lord, blind world’s would I be the I knew

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deep was night, may hated,
Yet In trace;
He beauty
I not faith, I the dark sight, glorious face. see His His and by ridiculed

I Having Delight fair once lose before. more,
Lest seen the loving Presence
And beauty,
Lord, blind world’s would I be the I knew

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head. and moonlight His far the surpassing,
Clouds from Sun all transcending
Shining Milky and glory o’erspread,
Is thorn-crowned Way

I Having Delight fair once lose before. more,
Lest seen the loving Presence
And beauty,
Lord, blind world’s would I be the I knew

beauty world’s Having seen fair the