ages, many countless Through men

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