He Walks Among the Golden Lamps

This is a hymn about John’s Vision of Christ, as told in Revelation 1:12-20.

It was written by English Anglican bishop and hymn-writer Timothy Dudley-Smith (b 1926), in 1972

With meter 8.6.8.8.8.6, tunes it is set to include:

REVELATION (Tredinnick) by Noel Tredinnick (b 1949)
WILLINGTON - composer unknown, attributed as traditional
REVELATION (LeBlanc) by Robert LeBlanc (b 1948)

Image adapt. from Der Menschensohn unter den sieben Leuchtern
(The Son of Man and the seven lampstands),
circa 1000 Bamberger Apokalypse Folio 3 recto

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Examples

Leader and congregation with piano

Instrumental - piano

Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:

He walks among the golden lamps
on feet like burnished bronze;
his hair as snows of winter white,
his eyes with fire aflame, and bright
his glorious robe of seamless light
surpassing Solomon’s.

2. And in his hand the seven stars
and from his mouth a sword;
his voice the thunder of the seas;
all creatures bow to his decrees
who holds the everlasting keys
and reigns as sovereign Lord.

3. More radiant than the sun at noon,
who was, and is to be:
who was, from everlasting days;
who lives, the Lord of all our ways;
to him be majesty and praise
for all eternity.