(ll. 557-567) Then was the Lord Eternal forty days on earth,
followed of the people and revealed to men, before the Prince of
city-dwellers brought the Holy Spirit to the great creation, the
heavenly kingdom. The King of angels and the Lord of hosts
ascended up on high. Then came celestial melodies in holiness
from heaven. The hand of God appeared and He received the
Prince; the Lord of heaven led Him to His holy home. And round
about Him throngs of angels flew in thousands.
(ll. 568-578) And it befell, while yet the Saviour Christ abode
with men, that on the night before the last He strengthened with
His spirit His disciples, the twelve apostles. The Living God
ordained unnumbered souls. Of these was Judas, who betrayed the
Glorious Lord, our Saviour, to be a sacrifice. Little did that
undertaking prosper when he sold the Son of God for silver
treasure. The foul fiend gave him grim requital, deep in hell.
(ll. 579-596) The Son now sitteth on the right hand of the
Father; each day the Lord of hosts giveth help and healing to the
sons of men throughout the earth. Full widely is it known to
many men that He alone, by power of His glory, is Maker and Ruler
of all created things. The Holy Lord of angels sitteth with the
prophets in heaven above; the Son of glory hath His throne amid
the heavens, and by His healing leadeth us up thither to the
light, where we may sit with God on high among the angels, and
have that radiance where His holy host now dwelleth, and live in
joy. There is the blessedness of glory radiantly revealed! Let
us take thought to serve the Saviour gladly and be pleasing unto
Christ! There is more glorious life than we may ever gain on
earth.