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Odes of Solomon 24

Odae Solomontos

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The Dove flew over the head of our Lord the Messiah, Because He was her head;

2And she sang over Him, And her voice was heard:

3And the inhabitants were afraid, And the sojourners trembled;

4The birds took to flight, And all creeping things died in their holes.

5And the abysses were opened and closed; And they were seeking for the Lord, like (women) in travail:

6And He was not given to them for food Because He did not belong to them:

7And the abysses were submerged in the submersion of the Lord: And they perished in the thought which they had existed in from the beginning.

8For they travailed from the beginning, And the end of their travail was life.

9And every one of them that was defective perished; For it was not permitted to them to make a defence for themselves that they might remain:

10And the Lord destroyed the imaginations Of all them that had not the truth with them;

11For they were defective in wisdom, They who were lifted up in their hearts.

12And they were rejected, Because the truth was not with them.

13For the Lord disclosed His way, And spread abroad His grace;

14And those who understood it Know His holiness. 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