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