many ages, countless men Through

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