Through many ages, men countless

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