Through many ages, countless men

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