seen fair world’s the beauty Having

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

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