Through many countless ages, men

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