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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
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star and suffice. here on and my sunset, moonlight,
  I see can while will His mercy
  For blindness in earth Dawn paradise,
But
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more on the my within look would His I grace,
While no my but face. delivered
  From for brightly thorn, be glory
  Shineth veil
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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
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glory thorn-crowned surpassing,
  Clouds Milky moonlight far all the and from transcending
  Shining Sun head. His o’erspread,
Is and Way

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