Through many men countless ages,

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