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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HYMNARY: 367. THE TRANSFIGURATION, by ANONYMOUS First Line: The shadow of the glory which one day Last Line: Thy glory we may share | |||
THE shadow of the glory which one day Christ's church on earth stands waiting to put on This morn did Christ upon the Mount display: There as the sun He shone. That tale shall ages yet unborn record, How those three chosen gazed with awe-struck eye, While Moses and Elias with the Lord Awhile held converse high. The three great witnesses are gathered there Of Grace, Law, Prophecy: and, hark, aloud To God the Son doth God the Father bear His witness from the cloud. His Face aglow, His garments glistering white, So Christ foreshows what guerdon He prepares For faith; so tells them who in God delight What glory shall be theirs. That mystery supreme, which they beheld Who saw the vision, lifts to heaven our gaze; And year by year, O Lord, our hearts are swelled With wonder and with praise. O Father, from Thy sole-begotten Son And gracious Spirit separable ne'er; Dwell Thou within us, that, the battle won, Thy glory we may share. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest..."'TIS MIDNIGHT, AND THE SETTING SUN" by ANONYMOUS "'TWAS ROLLOG, AND THE MINIM POTES" by ANONYMOUS 1648 : FOR COSSACKS by ANONYMOUS A CHERRY YEAR / A MERRY YEAR by ANONYMOUS A COMET FROM THE RHYMERS' CLUB AFAR by ANONYMOUS "A FOX, A FOX, UP GALLANTS TO THE FIELDS" by ANONYMOUS A HORSE AND A FLEA AND THREE BLIND MICE by ANONYMOUS "A LAIRD, A LORD / A COOPER, A THIEF" by ANONYMOUS A LITTLE COCK SPARROW SAT ON A GREEN TREE by ANONYMOUS |
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