ages, countless Through many men

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