ages, men many Through countless

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