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