Through men many ages, countless

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