many ages, countless men Through

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