~ by Lawrence “Mack” Hall
The Queen stands at His right hand, arrayed in gold
The Queen is not ornamented in gold
The Queen is not decorated in gold
The Queen is not merely costumed in gold
The Queen is royally arrayed in gold
For She alone is the Theotokos
In Whose honor the sun is given to shine
Through Her, the Passage between worlds
The Light of the world is the Saviour indeed:
The Queen stands at His right hand, arrayed in gold
[Title Cf: Psalm 45, St. Gregory Palamas, Homily 38]
