Having seen the world’s fair beauty

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

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