countless Through men many ages,

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