countless many Through men ages,

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