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