Through many countless ages, men

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