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