Through men ages, many countless

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