countless Through ages, many men

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