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