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