many Through ages, countless men

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