Arrival at the city

<p>While they were thus drawing towards the gate<br/>Behold! A company of the heavenly host came out to meet them<br/>There came out also at this time several of the Kings trumpeters<br/>Clothed in white and shining rainment<br/>Who with melodious noises and loud<br/>Made even the heavens to echo with their sound<br/>These trumpeters saluted the pilgrams with ten thousand welcomes<br/>From the world<br/>With shouting and sound of trumpet<br/>Signifying how welcome they were into their company<br/>And with what gladness they came to meet them<br/>Now when they came to the gate<br/>The pilgrams each handed in their certificate which they had received<br/>In the beginning<br/>These therefore were carried into the King<br/>Who when He had read them said &quot;Where are the people?&quot;<br/>To Whom it was answered &quot;They are standing outside the gate.&quot;<br/>The King then commanded to open the gate<br/>Now I saw in my dream<br/>That these pilgrams went in at the gate<br/>And as they entered they were tranfigured<br/>And they had rainment put on that shown like gold<br/>Then I heard in my dream, that all the bells in the city rang again<br/>For joy<br/>And it was said within<br/>&quot;Enter ye into the joy of our Lord!&quot;