_CHAPTER XVI_

_John a Beholder of Christ's Glory_

"We beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the
Father."--_St. John_ i. 14.

"We were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the
Father honor and glory ... when we were with Him in the holy
mount."--2 _Peter_ i. 16-18.

"As brightest sun, His face is bright;
His raiment, as the light, is white,
Yea, whiter than the whitest snow.
Moses, Elias, spake with Him.
Of deepest things, of terrors grim,
Of boundless bliss, and boundless woe,
Of pangs that none but Christ may know.

"A voice sublime I panting hear,
A voice that conquers grief and fear,
Revealing all eternity;
Revealing God's beloved Son,
Born to redeem a world undone;
Filled with God's fulness from on high,
To gain God's noblest victory."
--_Trans. Kingo of Denmark._