countless men Through many ages,

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