men many ages, Through countless

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