Through countless many men ages,

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