men Through many countless ages,

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