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THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM
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King steadfast, bountiful, goodly, noble,abode of peace, … (?)with whom is the flock of lambsaround the Pure Spotless Lamb.
Bright King, who appointed the Lambto move forward upon the Mount (of Sion)[1]four thousand youths following Him,(with) a hundred and forty (thousand) in a pure progress.
A perfect choir, with glories of form,of the stainless virgins,chants pure music along with themfollowing after the shining Lamb.
Equal in beauty, in swiftness, in brightness,across the Mount surrounding the Lamb;the name inscribed on their countenances, with grace,is the name of the Father.
The King who ordained the voiceof the heavenly ones by inspiration,full, strong-swelling,as the mighty wave of many waters;
Or like the voice of sound-loving harpsthey sing, without fault, full tenderly,(like) multitudinous great floods over every land, or like the mighty sound of thunder.[2]
  1. ↑ Rev. xiv. i.
  2. ↑ "I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder; and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps" (Rev. xiv. 2).
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