many Through men countless ages,

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