ages, men many Through countless

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