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

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