men Through ages, many countless

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