ages, Through men many countless

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