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