An Image of That Heavenly Light

An im­age of that heav­en­ly light

The goal the Church keeps ay in sight

Christ on the ho­ly mount dis­plays

Where He out­shines the sun’s bright rays.

Let ev­ery age pro­claim­er be

How

on this day

the chos­en three

With Mo­ses and Eli­as heard

The Lord speak ma­ny a gra­cious word.

As wit­ness­es to grace are nigh

Those twain

the Law and Pro­phe­cy;

And to the Son

from out the cloud

The Fa­ther’s re­cord thun­ders loud.

With gar­ments whit­er than the snows

And shin­ing face

Lord Je­sus shows

What glo­ry for those saints shall be

Who joy in God with pi­ety.

The vi­sion and the mys­te­ry

Make faith­ful hearts beat quick and high

So on this so­lemn day of days

The cry goes up of pray­er and praise.

O God the Fa­ther

God the Son

And Ho­ly Spir­it

Three in One

Vouchsafe to bring us

by Thy grace

To see Thy glo­ry face to face.