詩歌： the beauty seen Having fair world’s

1

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

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

2

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

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

3

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

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

4

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

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

5

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

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

the beauty seen Having fair world’s