Through ages, men countless many

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