ages, countless many Through men

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