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MEDITATIONS AND DEVOTIONS I31
20 A Vision of God’s Triumph
OUT of the depths I greet the sunlit heights. Out of gross darkness I sing hymns of light.
Thy Glory has spread across the heavens, Thy Beauty has kissed the mountain tops, and Thy Love beats upon the hearts of men.
The doom of the Night has sounded. The troops of darkness gather in the valleys. The stars have fallen. The skies are cleft asunder, and far in the empyrean from the Fountain of Knowledge pours the river of life, and the hosts of heaven chant the Glory and the Victory of God.
The peoples tremble in their sleep. The nations are shaken to their base.
The gates of Hell pour forth the last of their legions.
Where can the Night flee, or the armies of Satan take refuge ? Death descends upon them. Despair hardens their hearts. Breathing destruction they are themselves destroyed.
For the Glory of God has encircled the world. His love has filled the earth. The treasure chambers of heaven are thrown wide, and the gifts of the Most High are showered upon Mankind.
There shall be no more death nor oppression nor tears. God has ascended His throne. He has taken possession of the hearts of men.
Therefore from the darkness with hymns of light I greet the Source of Light, and from the depths give answer to the heights.
