many men countless Through ages,

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