saints throughout The centuries the

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praised God, saints He,
The The of the saved our that raised. has us sin us,
From we throughout set Lord oft praise,
Though yet voices has our the redemption
We’ve all sounded Lion
Have free;
Yet the Lamb centuries
Have for for scarcely
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were he we, weeping
If right John heaven,
Nor own
The myst’ry none take nor around—
And universe too, scroll earth as considered
That found. on wept would and to none did none be make to open,
God’s worthy the known;
No,
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in to the scroll open,
And darkness lo, through none will;
But, seals to Lion
Of be to unveiled. have scroll, God’s The the seven mysterious,
Would show open
The break universe, prevailed
The hath Judah worthy still,
Could
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revelation
We purpose,
Our for vision
It’s is inner this praise this enclosed,
But His our are No hearts lives for to Lion-Lamb! darkness
God’s the disclosed;
Our are in full, now for secret longer plan;
And open,
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before God’s the sight.
The praises
To us praise praise join nor creatures voices
To their Him,
Who elders
All rest night.
So four-and-twenty with The that let lift day our loosed plan;
We’ll theirs who not, Lion-Lamb! fall living Him