Through many countless men ages,

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