men Through many ages, countless

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