Tiffany and Stained Glass Windows

The large window above the high altar depicts an illuminated Celtic revival cross in a field of violet irises, and was designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany & Company. It was given to the church in 1914 in memory of Adaline Elizabeth Van Schaack Vanderpoel (1830-1912), by her two daughters, Mary Vanderpoel Franklin and Margaret Vanderpoel Newcomer.  Flanking the window on either side of the altar are four more Tiffany windows which are  landscape designs representing the four seasons.  These were installed in 1914, having been donated by Margaret in memory of Mary.

The windows in the nave of the church were installed in 1928. The design comes from the Canticle A Song of Creation, which is found in the continuation of Daniel 3 (2nd or 1st century BC) in the Apocrypha. The song is held to be a hymn of praise that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego sang while in the fiery furnace in Babylon; they were miraculously delivered from this certain death. (The lyrics can be found below.)

A Song of Creation (Song of the Three Young Men, 35-65 )

O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; *
    praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; *
    praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord; *
    O ye waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord;
O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; *
    praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord; *
    O ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord;
O ye showers and dew, bless ye the Lord; *
    praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye winds of God, bless ye the Lord; *
    O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord;
O ye winter and summer, bless ye the Lord; *
    praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye dews and frosts, bless ye the Lord; *
    O ye frost and cold, bless ye the Lord;
O ye ice and snow, bless ye the Lord; *
    praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord; *
    O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord;
O ye lightnings and clouds, bless ye the Lord; *
    praise him and magnify him for ever.

O let the earth bless the Lord; *
    O ye mountains and hills, bless ye the Lord;
O all ye green things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord; *
    praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye wells, bless ye the Lord; *
    O ye seas and floods, bless ye the Lord;
O ye whales and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord;
    praise him and magnify him for ever.

O all ye fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord; *
    O all ye beasts and cattle, bless ye the Lord;
O ye children of men, bless ye the Lord; *
    praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye people of God, bless ye the Lord; *
    O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord;
O ye servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; *
    praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye spirits and souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord; *
    O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord.
Let us bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; *
    praise him and magnify him for ever.