many men Through countless ages,

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