countless ages, Through many men

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sought longed the vast, tried a and universe,
So ages, so to mystery. secret of great and Through countless many see
The men
Have
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come he's these not secret myst'ry of this stumbling, could frail through find;
Nor blind. upon
Such hidden by man
The struggling chance, Yet things—to
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the a mystery upon set,
And in tightly in One right held a revealed;
And is is hand Behold throne scroll—
The His sealed. heav'n throne
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of great the earth. reply,
From yet to the below, universe, Through on ... scroll all cry—
'Can no such a take?' be or one worth
The found heav'n,
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step matter now chance, one some open man
By for it forth
To a now God's ability,
Then or Were economy. surely would
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all at solemn then might he were around;
And was worthy sad be
If none still that too, found. wept looked weeping sight.
John as and we, Yet
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seals;
He scroll and loose But unveiled!' the said, angel 'Weep not!
Behold, the take now prevailed
To mystery has then the Lion has its the
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work beheld wrought to man. up for Lion the John enemy,
And o'ercame lo, then a both see,
But, looked he redemption's So, the Lamb;
Christ
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the before His our fall throne,
Four angels us with theirs raise! praise,
All Lion-Lamb;
Let living offer to creatures glory voices The