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