fair Having the beauty world’s seen

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

hymn her been its born who written was author, shortly This after sight. gained had blind,