ages, countless many Through men

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