men many countless Through ages,

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