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Window

Building Name: St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Studio Name: Tiffany Studios

City: Jackson

Window Shape: 3 (arched)

Date of Window: 1896

Subject/Title of Window: Praise The Lord

Brief Description of Subject: The window pictures an angel bearing a banner with an inscription, and above, angels holding a banner and praising God with musical instruments.
 
The verses in the banners are from the Benedicite which is found in the Book of Common Prayers. The Benedicite is formed from verses in the Old Testament. For the verses used here, Psalm 103:20 KJV "O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord, praise him and magnify him forever," and Azariah 1:60 KJV "O ye children of men, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever."
 
This window made by Tiffany was most likely designed by Frederick Wilson. A window designed by him in 1895 for the First Church in Cambridge, Massachusitts, and titled "Horsford Memorial Window, The Four Elements", is a four lancet window in which each lancet has an angel holding a banner with a verse from the Benedicite and above each angel are smaller angels praising God with musical instruments. Thus each lancet is almost identical to this window. Included a closeup of two of those lancets: the one on the left uses the verse "O ye Mountain and Hills ..." for the element "earth," and the one on the right, the verse that begins "O ye showers and dew ..." for the element "water."

Inscriptions: Ye Angels, Praise Ye Lord
Ye Children of Men, Bless the Lord
1817 Henry A Hayden 1895


Height: 156"

Width: 41"

Type of Glass and Technique: Opalescent Glass

Angels Praising God
Angels Praising God

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