many Through men ages, countless

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