countless many ages, Through men

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