men many Through countless ages,

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