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