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Odes of Solomon 17

Odae Solomontos

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I was crowned by my God; And my crown is living:

2And I was justified by my Lord; And my salvation is incorruptible.

3I was loosed from vanities, And I am not condemned. The choking bonds were cut off by His hand;

4I received the face and the fashion of a new person; And I walked in Him and was redeemed.

5And the thought of truth led me; And I walked after it and did not wander.

6And all that have seen me were amazed; And I was supposed by them to be a strange person.

7And He who knew and brought me up, Is the Most High in all His perfection: And He glorified me by His kindness, And raised my thought to the height of Truth.

8And from thence He gave me the way of His steps; And I opened the doors that were closed:

9And I broke in pieces the bars of iron: But my own iron (bonds) melted and dissolved before me.

10And nothing appeared closed to me; Because I was the opening of everything.

11And I went towards all the bondsmen to loose them; That I might not leave any man bound and binding;

12And I imparted my knowledge without grudging; And their request to me with my love.

13And I sowed my fruits in hearts, And transformed them through myself:

14And they received my blessing and lived; And they were gathered to me and were saved.

15Because they became to me as my own members; And I was their head.

16Glory to thee our Head, the Lord Messiah. Hallelujah.

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About Odes of Solomon

42 early Christian hymns, probably from the 2nd century, in images of milk, crown and living water. The oldest liturgical poetry to survive outside the Psalms. English text: The Odes and Psalms of Solomon, vol. 2 (Manchester University Press), J. Rendel Harris and Alphonse Mingana, 1920 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.

Source: The Odes and Psalms of Solomon, vol. 2 (Manchester University Press), J. Rendel Harris and Alphonse Mingana (1920) · public domain