ages, many men Through countless

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