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