The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2919

2919. An Image of That Heavenly Light

1. 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.

2. Let every age proclaimer be
How, on this day, the chosen three
With Moses and Elias heard
The Lord speak many a gracious word.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

Text Information

• First Line: An image of that heavenly light
• Title: An Image of That Heavenly Light
• Latin Title: Coelestis aulae principes
• Author: Jean B. de Santeuil
• Translator (from Latin): Richard E. Roberts
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Cluniac Breviary, 1686; Translation in The English Hymnal (London: Oxford University Press, 1906), number 233
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: VON HIMMEL HOCH
• Harmonizer: Johann S. Bach
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 17676 32671 11553
• Key: C Major
• Source: Geist­liche Lied­er, by Val­en­tin Schu­mann (Leip­zig, Ger­ma­ny: 1539)
• Copyright: Public Domain