the beauty fair seen Having world’s

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

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