Not in entire forgetfulness, And not in utter nakedness, But He beholds the light, and whence it flows, The Youth who daily farther from the east Is on his way attended; At length the Man perceives it die away, X XII. THE NATURE OF THE FUTURE LIfe a. THE MEDIEVAL SUPERNAL CONCEPTION-THE CITY b. THE MODERN CONCEPTION 1. There Is Future Life, but We Do Not Know What It Is 2. We Are Builders of the City now XII. THE NATURE OF THE FUTURE LIFE a. THE MEDIEVAL CONCEPTION-THE CITY SUPERNAL JERUSALEM, MY HAPPY HOME ANONYMOUS (From the Latin.) Jerusalem, my happy home, When shall I come to thee? Thy gardens and thy gallant walks Continually are green; There grow such sweet and pleasant flowers Quite through the streets with silver sound The flood of life doth flow, Upon whose banks on every side The saints are crowned with glory great, They triumph still, they still rejoice; Most happy is their case; For there they live in such delight, There Magdalene hath left her moan, With blessed saints, whose harmony JERUSALEM, THE GOLDEN BERNARD OF CLUNY Jerusalem the Golden, With milk and honey blest, Sink heart and voice opprest; What radiancy of glory, What light beyond compare. They stand, those walls of Zion, And bright with many an angel, The Prince is ever in them The daylight is serene; The pastures of the blest Are decked in glorious sheen. There is the throne of David; Are clad in robes of white. |