THINE IS THE POWER AND THE GLORY - Church of the Virgin ...

lampstands. Your face shone as when the sunshines in its fullstrength, Your eyes were like a flame of fire, and Your voicelike the sound of many waters... When St. John saw You, he fellat Your feet as dead. (Rev. 1:13-17).In Your second coming, You will also come in Your Glory,on clouds of heaven, as it is said, "When the Son of Mancomes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then Hewill sit on the throne of His glory " (Matt. 25:31). "Clouds anddarkness surround Him, Righteousness and Justice are thefoundation of His throne... His lightning illumine the world..The mountains melt like wax before the Lord. " (Ps. 97..2-5).We also Glorify You:When glorifying You, our mouths are sanctified, but thatdoes not add anything to You. When we glorify You, Lord,we do not give you glory, but rather admit Yours. You are likethe sun; it shines with or without our acknowledgment. Whatwe say does not add to its light; it illuminates by itself...We do not glorify You only in Your second coming, when Yourglory will be obvious, but we glorify You in the depth of Yourpassion. We follow You, step by step proclaiming, "Thine isthe Power and Glory... Emmanuel our God and King". WeGlorify You with the beautiful hymn... the magnificent,immortal melody which is incomparable in the world of music,in which we say, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; Asceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Your kingdom." (Ps.45:6).49