many men Through ages, countless

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