Cantique : Having beauty seen world’s the fair

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

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

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

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

3

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

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

4

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

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

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

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

Having beauty seen world’s the fair