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