countless many Through men ages,

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