many Through ages, countless men

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