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