Glory in the Glass

"And he [Moses] made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses" (Exodus 38:8). "Moreover he [Solomon] made an altar of brass... Also he made a molten sea... He made also ten lavers... to wash in them... of bright brass.... Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out" (2 Chronicles 4:1-18). "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord" (2 Corinthians 3:18).

Behold the glory of the Lord
As in a looking glass,
As those who used to look toward
Their image in the brass.

For then the altar and the laver
With vessels of the court
Were thus reflections of our Savior
In brass, the brightest sort.

And now we see the greater glory,
Not in our reflection,
But in the sacrificial story
Of Christ and His perfection.

For judgment's brass had weight as such
Which could not be declared.
Now does this not convey how much
The Lord for sinners cared?

So change us, Lord, as we behold,
Your beauty in the brass.
Reflect in us Your love untold,
Your glory in the glass.