countless many ages, men Through

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