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. |