Through ages, men many countless

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