Then I Wept Madison Redux

Strong
Endless throne
Crystal sea and jasper stone
Heaven silence
Deep and cold
Ancient scroll
Hand can't hold
I gazed into eternal courts where elders
Knelt in awe with crowns they cast on emerald glass fulfilling holy law
Fourfold creatures worshipped him whose
Radiance is fire yet in his hand a
Scroll so grand my heart swelled with desire
Then came the voice with angels
Cry a call from realm unknown who
Is worthy here resounded clear
Through every heart and throne
I searched all heaven, earth
Below, no champion appeared.
And overwhelmed
I sank and knelt, my eyes consumed with tears.
Then I wept
I wept
For the scroll remained unopened, my