countless Through men ages, many

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