ages, many countless Through men

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