many countless ages, men Through

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