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THE WALLS OF THE NEW JERUSALEM

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Dec 26, 1906

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 32, No. 50.

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THE WALLS OF THE NEW JERUSALEM.

By Helen Maud Merrill-Phelps

"And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones." Rev. 21.9.
O to be worthy to know them, To read the emblems, divine,— To learn the beautiful lesson As it lies there, line on line.
Jasper Crimson at the beginning, Color of passion and pain; Emblem of the Life without sinning, Proof of eternal gain.
Sapphire Up from the crimson comes the blue, Speaking of calmness and truth, The "old, old story," ever new, The immortal guide for youth.
Chalcedony The fair white pearl of glistening white, Where purity is enshrined,— A gleaming ray from living light, A bit of heaven confined.
Emerald Next flashes out the deep, full green, The hope of glory telling; Like hints of grander things, unseen, Like angel anthems swelling.
Sardonyx Then they mingle and alternate, Purity, Pain, and Glory! Breathing of things consecrate— Of the wonderful Life Story.
Sardius The deep red of perfect love Triumphant over passion Tells of the holy law above,— The Father's kind compassion.
Chrysolite Now the tints grow clear and clearer, Golden-green, like sunset's crest, Tells of heaven, near and nearer, Of a glory manifest.
Beryl And again the blue is blending, More ethereal, more serene, Upward, ever upward tending To the holy and unseen.
Topaz Then the radiant golden gleaming, Like the light of perfect day, Tells that life is real, not dreaming, And for each to seek the Way.
Chrysoprasus Next the radiant flame and azure, Mingling, tell the joy of God; Of the Peace, beyond all measure, For His loved ones 'neath the rod.
Jacinth Then the purple, promise-freighted, Gives a glorious hope to those Of earth's children who have waited Patiently through heavy woes.
Amethyst Last upon the wall of heaven Amethyst of purest hue Seals the covenant God hath given, Proves the rainbow promise true. HELEN MAUD MERRILL-PHELPS.