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Odes of Solomon 41

Odae Solomontos

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Let all the Lord's bairns praise Him, And let us appropriate the truth of His faith.

2And His children shall be acknowledged by Him; Therefore let us sing in His love:

3We live in the Lord by His grace; And life we receive in His Messiah.

4For a great day has shined upon us; And marvellous is He who hath given us of His glory.

5Let us, therefore, all of us unite together in the name of the Lord: And let us honour Him in His goodness:

6And let our faces shine in His light; And let our hearts meditate in His love, By night and by day.

7Let us exult with the joy of the Lord.

8All those that see me will be astonished; For from another race am I.

9For the Father of Truth remembered me: He who possessed me from the beginning.

10For his riches begat me, And the thought of His heart:

11And His Word is with us in all our way, The Saviour who makes alive and does not reject our souls:

12The man who was humbled, And was exalted by His own righteousness;

13The Son of the Most High appeared In the perfection of His Father;

14And light dawned from the Word That was beforetime in Him;

15The Messiah is truly one; And He was known before the foundations of the world, That He might save souls for ever by the truth of His name:

16Let a new song arise to the Lord from them that love Him. 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