countless ages, Through many men

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