many ages, Through countless men

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