many men ages, Through countless

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