men many Through ages, countless

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