Through men countless many ages,

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