Through men ages, countless many

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