many Through men countless ages,

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