God chose boards of acacia to uphold
His tabernacle; an acacia rod
Bound it; and all was overlaid with gold,
For the humility of One who trod
Among the grief of man's hostility
Is that alone which suit the heart of God,
Yet others formed in that humanity
Glorify God in their conformity.
Five pillars of acacia-wood sustained
The entrance-curtain, whereby were displayed
These colours, which the mind of God ordained.
All speaks of Christ, who perfectly portrayed
The varied glories which delight God's heart,
In everything He did, or thought, or said.
And through His grace we enter to take part
In graces He has chosen to impart.
Ten curtains formed of byssus twined, and blue,
Purple, and scarlet, clasped as one with gold
- God's tabernacle - met the approacher's view.
Thus those who see the house of God behold
That it has moral features of the Lord,
The fulness of whose worth cannot be told,
So that the house knows nothing untoward
Since it is merged in heavenly accord.
Cumulus humilis radiatus to be exact! (Translation from Latin: cumulus = small heaped clouds; humilis = longer than taller; radiatus = arranged in parallel lines). They are forming preferentially over the mountains (due to air temperature at mountain height being greater than in free atmosphere over the nearby lowlands, thus creating gentle anabatic winds which blow upslope and generate the clouds. In contrast, the air above the cool water of the Firth is cloud free.
The view is the Ochil Hill from Bo'ness, with the Forth between.
He is now with his Saviour (both aged 95).
Men brought goats' hair; and women who were moved
In heart by wisdom spun it; and a tent
Covered the holies as God's will behoved.
Christ's consecration drove Him till He went
Into the distance and the dark alone:
No spite or favour moved Him to relent.
And hearts to whom this glory has been shown
Protect the sanctuary where God is known.
