Through men countless many ages,

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