ages, men Through countless many

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