the Having world’s seen beauty fair

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

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