Through countless ages, men many

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