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see
The universe,
So the great and of ages, and longed a countless so vast, tried Through many mystery. secret sought men
Have to
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of stumbling, man
The upon
Such secret hidden find;
Nor these come frail could not things—to chance, through this he’s blind. struggling Yet by myst’ry
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in One set,
And heav’n the throne throne is His mystery in sealed. scroll—
The right a hand a is upon held revealed;
And Behold tightly
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on below, scroll such yet the all the heav’n, reply,
From Through no a great take?’ to universe, be ... cry—
’Can or earth. of found worth
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now matter or surely open Were forth
To God’s for would economy. a man
By chance, one step now some it ability,
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too, he found. still sight.
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If Yet looked around;
And all at then was wept were
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scroll ’Weep take then has mystery But has the and unveiled!’ the Lion now loose angel the its not!
Behold, prevailed
To the seals;
He said,
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a to see,
But, then work beheld he Lamb;
Christ wrought for enemy,
And looked the up o’ercame the So, lo, redemption’s John Lion both man.
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The voices our theirs praise,
All angels us glory to living fall creatures the with throne,
Four before raise! His offer Lion-Lamb;
Let