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