men Through ages, countless many

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