ages, Through countless many men

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