The Ascension of Christ

The large mural of the Ascension was painted in oil on canvas by Frederick Stymetz Lamb in 1918, and is the second largest wall painting devoted to this theme in the United States. The reredos (wooden panel underneath and surrounding the mural) has the following carved into it, from left to right: “If I be lifted up, I will draw all men unto me, Therefore are they taken before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His Temple. He watching over Israel slumbers not nor sleeps. Should those walking in grief languish, He will quicken them.” Just under the painting, in white letters, are the following verses, “I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. They were lovely and pleasant in their lives and in their death they were not divided. There is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous judge shall give me.”

Citation:

1. Art and Architecture.pub 2006 DMcB (Don McBurney)