Should you but fail at Sea — Gallery

Should you but fail at－Sea－1
In sight of me－
Or doomed lie－
Next Sun－to die－
Or rap－at Paradise－unheard 5
I'd harass God
Until he let you in!
(F.275/J.226)
[1] Sea:: a sea of audiences in theater.
[3] lie:: to stay for a long time without moving.
[4] Next Sun:: next glorious show. to die:: to desire.
[5] Paradise:: the gallery of a theatre (OED paradise n. 7).
[6] God:: the audience in the gallery (OED god 4).

There are five rows of boxes at the Moscow Opera-house, besides an amphitheatre, and a gallery, or "paradise," which occupies the whole of the top tier. ─ The National Magazine, Volumes 5–6, London (1859)