Odes of Solomon/Ode 15

And I Received Salvation from God

¹ As Sun is a joy for those who seek his day,

so is my joy the Lord,

² because he is my Sun.

And his rays awakened me,

and his light dispelled all darkness from my face.

³ By him I acquired eyes

and saw his holy day.

⁴ I had ears,

and I heard his truth.

⁵ The thought of knowledge has been mine,

and I have lived fully in delight through him.

⁶ The way of Error I have forsaken, and have walked towards him,

and have received salvation from him without envy.

⁷ And according to his generosity he gave to me,

and according to the magnificence of his beauty he made me.

⁸ I put on imperishability by his name,

and took off perishability by his steadfast love.

⁹ Death was destroyed before my face,

and Sheol was abolished by my speaking.

¹⁰ And deathless life rose in the Lord’s land,

and immortality became known to his faithful ones,

and it was given without any loss to all those who trust in him.

Hallelujah!