men countless ages, Through many

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