"We all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord,
are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as
by the Spirit of the Lord."
(2 Corinthians 3:18)
The Glory of Sunrise
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"From glory unto glory!"
O marvels of the Word!
With open face beholding
The glory of the Lord,
We, even we, (O wonder!)
Are change into the same,
The image of our Savior
To glorify His name.
Abiding in His presence,
And walking in the light,
And seeking to do always
What is "pleasing in His sight."
We look to Him to keep us
All glorious within,
Because the blood of Jesus
Is cleansing from all sin.
The things behind forgetting,
We only gaze before
"From glory unto glory"
That "shineth more and more",
Because our Lord hath said it,
That such shall be our way,
O splendor of the promise!
Unto the perfect day.
Frances Ridley Havergal
(1836-1879)
An excerpt from the hymn,
"From Glory Unto Glory"
(1873)
Frances Ridley Havergal
Prolific English Christian poetess
and hymn writer