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This window designed
by Alan Younger takes its theme from the account in the
Revelation of St. John, chapter 21 of the new heaven and
the new earth.
“And He showed me the holy city, the new Jerusalem
coming down out of heaven from God having the Glory of God;
her light was like unto a stone most precious.. as clear
as crystal… and the city had no need of the sun, neither
of the moon to shine upon it, for the glory of God did lighten
it.”
At the base of the window are the twelve foundation stones.
“The foundation of the wall of the city were adorned
with all manner of precious stones, the first … Below
in the third light a star, “I Jesus have sent my angel
to you … I am the root and the offspring of David,
the bright morning star.” Above the foundations are
crowns. “By its lights shall the nations walk, and
the kings of the earth shall bring their glory into it.”
In the centre, below and above the transom, is the city
pierced by the twelve gates, and at the gates, twelve angels…
to the left is the angel with the measuring rod (v.9), “And
there came out of one of the seven angels . . and he spake
to me. . . and he that spake with me had for a measure a
golden reed to measure the city.”
Above, in the two centre lights, is an Alpha and Omega representing
the words of God the Father (v.6): “I am the Alpha
and Omega, the beginning and the end.” To the right
is a white dove, God the Holy Spirit, mysteriously at work
in the sanctification of the Church. The conception of the
city “coming down four square from above …”
is suggested by the four white shafts at the top of the
four centre lights. Further focus is given to the angel
as the golden measuring reed flashes across the city.
There is a large tablet telling of the unveiling by HRH
The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon on July 2nd 1975. |
