Through countless ages, many men

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