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many tried see
The longed men
Have great sought of Through to ages, secret vast, the a and universe,
So so mystery. countless and
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upon
Such by things—to hidden frail this come blind. not chance, man
The of struggling he’s could find;
Nor these myst’ry Yet secret through stumbling,
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hand heav’n in His tightly upon in Behold the throne set,
And throne a is mystery scroll—
The sealed. is revealed;
And right a One held
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such the cry—
’Can of worth
The great all a ... scroll universe, reply,
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now a surely ability,
Then step one open God’s it man
By some economy. chance, would Were now matter for or forth
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weeping and were as none around;
And be
If we, at still too, that looked might Yet sad he sight.
John wept found. solemn was worthy all then
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But scroll Lion not!
Behold, now loose ’Weep has the the angel seals;
He the take its the has then mystery unveiled!’ and prevailed
To said,
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for So, see,
But, a beheld man. enemy,
And both then Lamb;
Christ up the Lion John he work o’ercame looked to wrought the lo, redemption’s
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us voices the glory theirs raise! The with fall creatures praise,
All throne,
Four His Lion-Lamb;
Let to living before angels our offer