Decorative painting/Peinture décorative
Fresco design for the American Cathedral VII
The three sections of the Song that the young men sang while in the furnace are written in gold at the top of each set of three superposed windows. This first window in the set of three depicts the seraphim, "red-winged angels closest to the throne of Our Father, in praise and exaltation".
I. The Cosmic Order
Glorify the Lord, you angels and all powers of the Lord,
O heavens and all waters above the heavens.
Sun and moon and stars of the sky, glorify the Lord,
Praise Him and highly exalt Him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, every shower of rain and fall of dew,
All winds and fire and heat.
Winter and summer, glorify the Lord,
Praise Him and highly exalt Him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O chill and cold,
Drops of dew and flakes of snow.
Frost and cold, ice and sleet, glorify the Lord,
Praise Him and highly exalt Him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O nights and days,
O shining light and enfolding dark,
Storm clouds and thunderbolts, glorify the Lord,
Praise Him and highly exalt Him for ever.