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