many men Through countless ages,

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