many countless men Through ages,

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