St
John's Church, Ainsdale
St
John's Church, Ainsdale
Stained Glass Windows - Sanctus
This
window is also known as 'Christ the King', after the image in the centre panel.
In this panel Jesus is shown holding an orb (left hand) and sceptre (right hand)
- symbols of Kingship. Below the figure of Christ are the words "Holy,
Holy, Holy" (Isaiah
6:3). On the left of these words is a symbol made up with the Greek letters
Chi and Ro and alpha
and omega and their right the letters
ICXC NIKA around a cross. Click
on the picture for a larger version (97k)
In the traceries over this window it says "We praise thee O God, we acknowledge thee to be the Lord" which is from the Te Deum an early hymn of praise written sometime around 300 - 500 AD.
The left panel shows the healing of Jairus' daughter with the quote above "Madam I say unto thee arise" (Mark 5:41, Luke 8:54). Below the picture is: "The window was presented in 1954 in memory of Frances Beatrice Prestt."
The right shows a scene from the road to Emmaus and is headed "Their eyes were opened and they knew him" (Luke 24:31). In the bottom right is the following prayer "Into thy hands I commend my spirit: for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord thou God of Truth.". This is a prayer from the traditional Compline - night prayer - service).
In the bottom left is a monkish figure that is found on the two windows to the left of this and is the symbol of James Powell and Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd, Middlesex.
Page Last Updated: December 1, 2002
