Through men many countless ages,

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