men countless ages, Through many

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