ages, many Through men countless

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