In days of old on Sinai
The Lord Almighty came
In majesty of terror
In thunder cloud and flame
On Tabor, with the glory
Of sunniest light for vest
The excellence of beauty
In Jesus was expressed
All light created paled there
And did Him worship meet
The sun itself adored Him
And bowed before His feet
While Moses and Elias
Upon the holy mount
The co-eternal glory
Of Christ our God recount
O holy, wondrous vision!
But what when, this life past
The beauty of Mount Tabor
Shall end in Heav’n at last?
But what when all the glory
Of uncreated light
Shall be the promised guerdon
Of them that win the fight?
In days of old on Sinai
The Lord Almighty came
In majesty of terror
In thunder cloud and flame
O holy, wondrous vision!
But what when, this life past
The beauty of Mount Tabor
Shall end in Heav’n at last?
But what when all the glory
Of uncreated light
Shall be the promised guerdon
Of them that win the fight?