men Through many countless ages,

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