Six days had passed when he led only three

Up from the road where the crowds could not be

Peter and James and John climbed the height

Then ordinary daylight Surrendered to light

His face shone out like the sun in its strength

His clothing turned white like the heart of the light

And there in the glory stood Moses, Elijah Speaking

with Jesus before their own eyes

His face did shine on the

mountain above

Lo,

when the prophets stood near to the sun

Not frequent shelters, not

frequent names The bright cloud answered whom they must

obey

Peter

reached quickly for something to build Three

tabernacles before wonder was still But while he was

speaking

The Father's own witness came out of the cloud

Beloved Son pleasing, hear Him now.

The three hit the ground with their faces in fear. Till

Jesus came close and told them to rise.

They lifted their eyes. Every figure was gone. No

Moses, Elijah, only the son And down from the

mountain the road turned again Toward death and the rising

they could not yet frame They asked about Elijah and

what scribes had said He pointed to suffering

Already fulfilled

His face did shine on the mountain above

Lord, the prophets bore witness to one

The cloud gave the order that

still must remain Hear the beloved Son

Hear what he says

Glory on the mountain

A cross still on the road