countless ages, Through many men

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