men countless many ages, Through

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