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