The East window, over the High Altar, is a representation of the Canticle Te Deum Laudamus found in The Book of Common Prayer on pages 52 and 95. It shows the Church throughout all ages in the worship of Christ.

The usual representation of Christ in a Te Deum Window is that of Christ the King seated in heaven. The figure of the Welcoming Christ was chosen for this window as a reminder of the Welcoming Christ of the window over the High Altar in the former cathedral. He is surrounded by Angels, Cherubim and Seraphim, with instruments of praise and smoking censers of incense. They represent different races.

Immediately below is the Revelation window. Christ is symbolized by the Lamb with the banner of the victory of life over sin and death. He stands on the rock with the streams of living water. It is surrounded by the four beasts of the Book of Revelation, which have become associated with the four Evangelists: the winged man--St. Matthew, the winged lion--St. Mark, the winged ox--St. Luke, and the eagle--St. John.

From the center out are the apostles, martyrs and prophets. The first panels next to the center contain: Left, (top to bottom) St. John (Chalice with serpent), St. James the Less (club), St. Matthias (book & battle axe), St. Jude (ship), and St. Simon (saw); Right, St. Peter (crossed keys & upside-down cross), St. Thomas (carpenter's square & spear), St. Bartholomew (knife & book), St. James the Greater (pilgrim's staff & shell), and St. Andrew (X-shaped cross).

The second panels out, Left, St. Matthew (purses), Noah (ark, dove & olive branch), Abraham (knife) and Isaac his son (bundle of wood), Moses (tablets with Law); Right, St. Philip (Tau cross & basket of loaves), St. Anne (flowering rod, mother of BVM), St. Elizabeth holding infant John the Baptist; St. Mary Magdalene (jar of ointment), and St. Mary the Virgin (fleur-de-lis).

The third panels out: Left, Isaiah (tongs with hot coals & saw), Ezekial (gateway refers to rebuilding of the Temple), Jeremiah (stones with which he met his death), and Daniel (ram with four horns); Right, St. John the Baptist (clad in skins), St. Stephen (wearing deacon's's dalmatic & holding stones), St. Luke (pen, book & artist's palette), and St. Paul (book & sword).

The remaining panels depict the Church in every generation. They contain a businesswoman, farmer, nurse, American Indian, and a family with three children. The children's toys are in the triangular windows.

The lower, vertical panels will contain the Compass Rose of the Anglican Communion, The Episcopal Church shield, the Seal of the Diocese of North Dakota, the Seal of Gethsemane Cathedral, and the shields representing the various congregations of the Diocese of North Dakota.
 

The circles represent the verses of the canticle. They are, clockwise from the top: [1] sun, moon & stars; [2] beasts of the wild; [3] fire, flakes of snow, ice & sleet; [4] birds of the air; [5] all that grows upon the earth (moved by the winds); [6] mountains & hills, springs of water and streams; [7] whales & all that move in the waters; and [8] the heavens, storm clouds & thunderbolts.

The use of octagons in Christian symbolism represents the eighth day-new creation through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is a common shape for ancient and modern baptismal fonts, that through Baptism we enter a new creation.

When the new organ was installed in the summer of 2000, the window was partially obscured by the tallest pipes. As a result, a photograph of the window was placed on the wall nearby.

The south transept window portrays scenes from the life of Christ. The lowest tier of windows depicts a variety of figures from scripture and the followers of Christ, men and women. In the center are the archangels, Gabriel and Michael.

The second tier are scenes of the Incarnation. From left to right, they are: the Annunciation, the Shepherds, the Holy Family, and the Wise Men. The epiphany at the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River is the right most scene.

The third tier is composed of scenes of the Passion. From left to right, the Last Supper, the Garden of Gethsemane, and the Crucifixion. The triangles above these scenes contain symbols associated with the Passion. Associated with the Last Supper is the wheat and grapes, and the pelican feeding her children from the blood of her own breast. Associated with the crucifixion is the crown of thorns and the rooster from the Passion narrative.

The window at the west end of the Great Hall was restored from the former cathedral. It dates to the 1940's following World War II. In the old cathedral it was in the west wall of the nave, over the font. The lower half is a restoration of the original window. The upper half was so badly damaged by the fire that it had to be constructed out of new materials. The memory palace that houses the window is a trademark of architect Charles Moore.

The central figure is Christ giving the Great Commission, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations." (Matthew 28:19). The central window is flanked by Moses with the Ten Commandments on the left, and St. Paul on the right, representing the spreading of the Old and New Covenants.

The lower panels represent the history of the congregation and the diocese. On the left is the founding of the congregation in a Northern Pacific Railroad surveyor's tent at NP Avenue and Broadway in 1872. The symbol on the tent is that of Northern Pacific Railroad. The center scene portrays an early bishop doing mission work with Native Americans. The original building of the congregation on the corner of 2nd Avenue and 9th Street South is at the bottom. It was removed to make way for the first cathedral in 1899. The seal on the left is that of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, and on the right the original seal of the Cathedral. The right panel depicts the "cathedral car", a pullman coach, outfitted as a chapel, used by Bishop Walker during the 1890's. (The brass chandeliers in the Foyer Room are from this coach).

You will now find in the reconstructed window the first cathedral, in flames, above the head of Moses. The present building is located above the head of St. Paul. From the tent meeting of 1872 to the present cathedral of 1992, the history of the congregation is represented by its meeting place.

This window, located in the entryway, was the most recent window from the former cathedral. Located in the entryway, it was spared the ravages of the fire.

The North Dakota state flower is representative of our ministry in the Diocese of North Dakota. The concept for the design was taken from an old stole found in the cathedral sacristy. The stole is now on display in the Foyer Room library.

The windows on the southeast and southwest sides of the cloister are the oldest windows restored from the former cathedral. They were last located in the Atwill Room.

The Jesus in the window welcomes children of God, young and old, into the presence of Christ. It also stands as a witness to the ongoing power of faith at Gethsemane Cathedral.

This window was located above the Altar at old Gethsemane Cathedral. When the Cathedral burned down, it remarkably fell in almost one piece on the Altar.

The windows, facing east and west, in the Chapel of the Resurrection, were originally in Holy Trinity Church, Lisbon, North Dakota. The building in Lisbon was closed in 1989, and the windows offered to the cathedral by the diocese. They become, for the cathedral, another symbolic connection with the diocese. Additional Holy Trinity windows are located in the hallway on the south side of the small courtyard, and in the bishop's office.