men ages, Through many countless

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