many ages, Through men countless

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