Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs ‎#CCXXXIV

CCXXXIV. Opener of the Seals

1 What dazzling glories strike mine eye!
How infinite the mystery;
What truth divine doth God reveal,
When Judah's Lion breaks the weal!
Expounds to man that sacred book,
Which from the Father's hand he took.

2 Long did this secret lie conceal'd
In God, nor was it yet reveal'd;
Nor men, nor angels, could discern,
Nor might the Father's nature learn:
Nor was there found a worthy one
To take the book, and look thereon.

3 But to dispel our gloomy fears,
A Lamb with marks of death appears;
Deep wounds, with blood exhausted vein,
Denoted that he had been slain:
And in that wounded form prevail'd
To read the book, tho' sev'n times seal'd.

4 When ev'ry seal is open broke,
And each attending voice hath spoke,
An universal silence reigns,
Whilst he the sacred page explains:
Yes! heav'n itself in silence waits,
What the dear, worthy Lamb relates.

Text Information

• First Line: What dazzling glories strike mine eye!
• Title: Opener of the Seals
• Author: James Relly
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Revelation 5:5
  ;
  Revelation 3:7
  ;
  Isaiah 22:22
• Topic: Attributes, Characters, Names, and Offices of Christ, from the New Testament
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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