Through ages, men many countless

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