Through countless many ages, men

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