Through ages, countless many men

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