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By the artists, in the stained glass, and in windows of the great churches, which were built no longer of wood but of stone, that blossomed under the chisel, the old legends were, by the new currents of truth, given a mystic glow. As wonderful as the rise of Gothic architecture and the upbuilding of cathedrals, as glorious as the light and art, that beautify the great temples of worship, was this re birth of the Arthurian legends. BY THE ARTISTS IN THE STAINED GLASS AND IN THE WINDOWS OF THE GREAT CHURCHES WHICH WERE BUILT NO LONGER OF WOOD BUT OF STONE THAT BLOSSOMED UNDER THE CHISEL THE OLD LEGENDS WERE BY THE CURRENTS OF TRUTH GIVEN A MYSTIC GLOW AS WONDERFUL AS THE RISE OF GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE AND THE UPBUILDING OF CATHEDRALS AS GLORIOUS AS THE LIGHT AND ARTS THAT BEAUTIFY THE GREAT TEMPLES OF WORSHIP WAS THIS REBIRTH TO THE ARTHURIAN LEGENDS
hese results come. Arthur's good blade, thus waved above the waters, became a veritable sword of the Spirit. Men of genius arose to flush with color the old legends. Prophets, preachers, monks, missionaries carried these all over Europe, and made them the vehicles of Christian doctrine. In their new forms, they fired the imagination and illuminated, as with ten thousand lamps, many lands and nations, until they held every people in spell. In miracle and morality play, they reappeared in beauty. They attuned the harp and instrument of the musician and the troubadour, and these sang the gospel in all lands, north and south, while telling the stories of Adam, and of Abraham, of Bethlehem, and of the cross, of the Holy Grail, and of Arthur and his Knights. All the precious lore of the Celtic race became transfigured, to illustrate and enforce Christian truth. The symbolical bowl, the Celtic caldron of abundance, became the cup of the Eucharist and the Grail the symbol of blessings eternal. IRE THE SOUL TO NOBLE DEEDS HAVE THESE RESULTS COME ARTHUR'S GOOD BLADES THUS WAVED ABOVE THE WATER BECAME A VERITABLE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT MEN OF GENIUS AROSE TO FLUSH WITH COLOR THE OLD LEGENDS PROPHETS PREACHERS MONKS MISSIONARIES CARRIED ALL OVER EUROPE AND MADE THEM THE VEHICLES OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE IN THEIR NEW FORMS THEY FIRED THE IMAGINATION AND ILLUMINATED AS WITH TEN THOUSAND LAMPS MANY LANDS AND NATIONS UNTIL THEY HELD EVERY PEOPLE IN SPELL IN MIRACLE AND MORALITY PLAY THEY REAPPEARED IN BEAUTY THEY ATTUNED THE HARP AND THE INSTRUMENT OF THE MUSICIAN AND TO RUBADOR AND THESE SANG THE GOSPELS IN ALL LANDS NORTH AND SOUTH WHILE TELLING THE STORIES OF ADAM AND OF ABRAHAM OF BETHLEHEM AND OF THE CROSS OF THE HOLY GRAAL AND OF ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS ALL OF THE PRECIOUS LORD OF THE CELTIC RACE BECAME TRANSFIGURED TO ILLUMINATE AND ENFORCE CHRISTIAN TRUTH THE SPIRITUAL BALL THE CELTIC CULDRON OF ABUNDANCE BECAME THE CUP OF THE EUCHARIST AND THE GRAAL THE SYMBOL OF BLESSINGS ETERNAL
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