What Are These That Glow from Afar?

What are these that glow from afar

These that lean over the gold­en bar

Strong as the li­on

pure as the dove

With op­en arms

and hearts of love?

They the bless­èd ones gone be­fore

They the bless­èd for ev­er­more;

Out of great tri­bu­la­tion they went

Home to their home of Heav­en con­tent.

What are these that fly as a cloud

With flash­ing heads and faces bowed;

In their mouths a vic­tor­ious psalm

In their hands a robe and palm?

Welcoming an­gels these that shine

Your own an­gel

and yours

and mine;

Who have hedged us

both day and night

On the left hand and the right.

Light above light

and bliss be­yond bliss

Whom words can­not ut­ter

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who is this?

As a king with ma­ny crowns He stands

And our names are grav’n up­on His hands;

As a priest

with God-up­lift­ed eyes

He of­fers for us His sac­ri­fice;

As the Lamb of God

for sin­ners slain

That we too may live

He lives again.

God the Fa­ther give us grace

To walk in the light of Je­su’s face;

God the Son give us a part

In the hid­ing-place of Je­su’s heart;

God the Spir­it so hold us up

That we may drink of Je­su’s cup;

God Al­migh­ty

God Three in One

God Al­migh­ty

God alone.