Page:Medivalhymnsand00nealgoog.djvu/104

 With jaspers glow thy bulwarks; Thy streets with emeralds blaze; The sardius and the topaz Unite in thee their rays: Thine ageless walls are bonded With amethyst unpriced: Thy Saints build up its fabric, And the corner-stone is. The Cross is all thy splendour, The Crucified thy praise: His laud and benediction Thy ransomed people raise: , the Gem of Beauty, True and Man, they sing: The never-failing Garden, The ever-golden Ring: The Door, the Pledge, the Husband, The Guardian of His Court; The Day-star of Salvation, The Porter and the Port. Thou hast no shore, fair ocean! Thou has no time, bright day! Dear fountain of refreshment To pilgrims far away! Upon the Rock of Ages They raise thy holy tower: Thine is the victor's laurel, And thine the golden dower: