countless many men ages, Through

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