ages, Through countless many men

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