men Through many countless ages,

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