O wondrous type! O vision fair
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O wondrous type! O vision fairOf glory that the church shall share,Which Christ upon the mountain shows,Where brighter than the sun he glows!
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From age to age the tale declare,How with the three disciples there,Where Moses and Elias meet,The Lord holds converse high and sweet.
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With shining face and bright array,Christ deigns to manifest to-dayWhat glory shall be theirs above,Who live below in perfect love.
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And faithful hearts are raised on highBy this great vision's mystery;For which in joyful strains we raiseThe voice of prayer, the hymn of praise.