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Odes of Solomon 8

Odae Solomontos

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Open ye, open ye your hearts to the exultation of the Lord: And let your love abound from the heart, and even to the lips:

2To bring forth fruits to the Lord, a holy life, And to talk watchfully in His light.

3Rise up and stand erect, Ye who were sometimes brought low;

4Ye who were in silence, speak out, (Now) that your mouth hath been opened.

5Ye who were despised, be lifted up; Now that your righteousness has been lifted up;

6For the right hand of the Lord is with you; And He will be your helper.

7And peace hath been prepared for you, Before ever your war happened.

8Hear the word of truth, And receive the knowledge of the Most High Your flesh does not know what I am saying to you; Nor your raiment what I am showing to you;

9Keep my secret, ye who are kept by it;

10Keep my faith, ye who are kept by it.

11And understand my knowledge, Ye who know me in truth:

12Love me with affection, Ye who love:

13For I do not turn away my face from them that are mine; For I know them.

14Before they came into being, I took knowledge of them, And on their faces I set my seal.

15I fashioned their members; My own breasts I prepared for them; That they might drink my holy milk and live thereby.

16I took pleasure in them, And I am not ashamed of them.

17For my workmanship are they, And the strength of my thoughts:

18Who then shall stand up against my handywork? Or who is there that is not subject to them?

19I willed, and fashioned mind and heart; And they are mine. And by my own right hand I set my elect ones.

20And my righteousness goeth before them; And they shall not be detached from my name: For it is with them.

21Pray and abide continually in the love of the Lord; Ye beloved ones, in the Beloved; And ye who are kept, in Him that lived (again); And ye that are saved, in Him that was saved.

22And ye shall be found incorrupt in all ages, To the name of your Father. 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