countless Through men many ages,

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