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