Through ages, men countless many

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