men countless many Through ages,

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