Cantique : the seen world’s beauty Having fair

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

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

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

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

3

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

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

4

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

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

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

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

the seen world’s beauty Having fair