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Odes of Solomon 4

Odae Solomontos

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No man, O my God, changeth thy holy place; Nor is (one able) to change it, and put it in another place.

2Because he hath no power over it; For thy sanctuary Thou designedst before thou didst make places:

3That which is the elder shall not be changed by those that are younger than itself: Thou hast given thy heart, O Lord, to thy believers, Thou wilt never fail, Nor wilt Thou be without fruits:

4For one hour of thy Faith Is more precious than all days and years.

5For who is there that shall put on thy grace, and be injured?

6For thy seal is known: And thy creatures are known to it.

7And the hosts possess it: And the elect archangels are clad with it.

8Thou hast given us thy fellowship: It was not that thou wast in need of us; But that we are in need of thee.

9Distil thy dews upon us; And open thy rich fountains that pour forth to us milk and honey.

10For there is no repentance with thee: That thou shouldest repent of anything that thou hast promised.

11And the end was known to thee: For what thou gavest, thou gavest freely:

12So that thou mayest not draw back and take them again.

13For all was known to thee as God; And set in order from the beginning before thee:

14And thou, O Lord, hast made all things. 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