957.
[When six great days of God are pass'd]
After six days, Jesus taketh with Him Peter, &c.
—ix. 2.
When six great days of God are pass'd
(Which man computes six thousand years)
The' eternal rest begins at last,
And Christ with all His saints appears!
The members in pure light array'd
On that celestial mountain meet,
And fashion'd like their dazzling Head
Make the triumphant church complete.
Thou city of the living God,
Mother and church of the first-born,
Jerusalem the saints' abode,
To thee we languish to return,
To put our glorious Saviour on,
Illustrious with His lustre shine,
Clear as the everlasting Sun,
And pure as Purity Divine.
