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So men
Have secret of and
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chance, man
The he’s blind. of struggling frail find;
Nor come hidden stumbling, through not this Yet by myst’ry these could secret things—to upon
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held mystery in the heav’n throne One upon His right in a throne tightly set,
And Behold scroll—
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such a be universe, on all yet to found ... the earth. take?’ Through of scroll or reply,
From cry—
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man
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too, was all he we, found. and at sight.
John wept be
If looked around;
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then But its loose now the has prevailed
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Lion then redemption’s the to man. lo, Lamb;
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But, enemy,
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offer us the theirs before His living angels creatures Lion-Lamb;
Let raise! The throne,
Four praise,
All to glory voices our with fall