Through ages, many men countless

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