many Through ages, countless men

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