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The Golden City.
The elder firmament and earth
Had passed away in awful flame;
Thereon another welkin came,
Another world received its birth.
Had passed away in awful flame;
Thereon another welkin came,
Another world received its birth.
Then, looking up, I saw descend
The Golden City, strong and high,
Yet clear as crystal to the eye,
Transparent gold from end to end.
The Golden City, strong and high,
Yet clear as crystal to the eye,
Transparent gold from end to end.
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Its walls were jasper, standing on
A plinth of onyx, chrysolite,
Of jacinth, beryl, sapphire bright,
Sard, amethyst and chalcedon.
A plinth of onyx, chrysolite,
Of jacinth, beryl, sapphire bright,
Sard, amethyst and chalcedon.
From pearly portals argentine
Immeasurable streets unrolled,
With pavements wrought of solid gold,
Yet amber-clear like golden wine.
Immeasurable streets unrolled,
With pavements wrought of solid gold,
Yet amber-clear like golden wine.
No temple was there in the place,
No heavenly luminary shone;
The fane thereof is God alone,
The sun thereof, Jehovah's face.
No heavenly luminary shone;
The fane thereof is God alone,
The sun thereof, Jehovah's face.
Then, far above all mortal ken,
I heard a mighty voice proclaim:
“Forever holy be His name!
God cometh down to dwell with men.
I heard a mighty voice proclaim:
“Forever holy be His name!
God cometh down to dwell with men.
“He comes to wipe away their tears,
To give the stricken ones relief;
Yea, death shall be no more, nor grief,
Nor any mourning, pain, or fears.”
To give the stricken ones relief;
Yea, death shall be no more, nor grief,
Nor any mourning, pain, or fears.”
Then God upon His throne replied:
“Behold I make creation new!
These promises are faithful true;
So write, and let my words abide!”
“Behold I make creation new!
These promises are faithful true;
So write, and let my words abide!”
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