Through men countless ages, many

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