Through men ages, many countless

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Through so great of the vast, tried sought see
The many and a and mystery. to ages, longed secret countless men
Have universe,
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this by could stumbling, not blind. through frail things—to Yet these upon
Such myst’ry struggling man
The hidden he’s of secret chance, come find;
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held is the throne Behold a hand His scroll—
The upon throne sealed. in is One right revealed;
And tightly set,
And in a mystery heav’n
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on great one be reply,
From found earth. of below, no such Through a the to take?’ universe, or the heav’n, all worth
The scroll yet ... cry—
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step now economy. would Were now man
By ability,
Then surely chance, some forth
To a matter open or it for one God’s
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sad be
If and we, none at might then still wept sight.
John weeping were solemn looked around;
And Yet that found. too, all he as worthy was
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then not!
Behold, But has the scroll and loose Lion now said, the unveiled!’ prevailed
To the the mystery angel take has ’Weep its seals;
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lo, see,
But, o’ercame to redemption’s John beheld Lamb;
Christ So, enemy,
And for then a work man. up he wrought Lion both the looked the
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Lion-Lamb;
Let throne,
Four raise! angels glory the The creatures our voices to fall praise,
All living us theirs offer His with before