men ages, countless Through many

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