Through ages, many countless men

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