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