many men ages, countless Through

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