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The Hymn of the Robe of Glory (Echoes

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THE White <strong>Robe</strong>s, and I will not blot his<br />

THE ROBE Name out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Book <strong>of</strong> Life<br />

OF GLORY.<br />

Every man has his book<br />

is a Great Book. See Rev. xx. 12 :<br />

and <strong>the</strong>re<br />

And I saw <strong>the</strong> Dead, <strong>the</strong> great and<br />

<strong>the</strong> little, standing in <strong>the</strong> Presence <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Throne, and [<strong>the</strong>ir] books were<br />

opened [Dan. vii., 10]. And ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />

Book was opened, which is [<strong>The</strong> Book]<br />

<strong>of</strong> Life [Dan. xii., i].&quot;<br />

5i<br />

<strong>The</strong> Eagle, or Hawk, was <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> highest grade <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mithriaca <strong>the</strong><br />

Fa<strong>the</strong>rs. See A Miihriac Ritual (p. 18),<br />

where <strong>the</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r s prayer ends :<br />

So that I, Eagle as I am, by my own<br />

self may soar to Heaven, and contemplate<br />

all things.&quot;<br />

<strong>The</strong> Eagle-letter which may be<br />

<strong>the</strong> Dove<br />

paralleled with <strong>the</strong> Descent <strong>of</strong><br />

in <strong>the</strong> Baptism-Mystery flew in <strong>the</strong> air<br />

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