ages, many countless men Through

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