John_15-16: Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you

How Bright These Glorious Spirits Shine.

Whence All Their White Array?
How Came They To The Blissful Seats
Of Everlasting Day?

Lo! These Are They From Sufferings Great
Who Came To Realms Of Light;
And In The Blood Of Christ Have Washed
Those Robes That Shine So Bright.

Now With Triumphal Palms They Stand
Before The Throne So High,
And Serve The God They Love Amidst
The Glories Of The Sky.

Hunger And Thirst Are Felt No More,
Nor Suns With Scorching Ray:
God Is Their Sun,
Whose Cheering Beams
Diffuse Eternal Day.

The Lamb Which Dwells
Amidst The Throne,
Shall Over…