many Through men ages, countless

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