- Your Name Surrounded Me
- 1 The one who brought me down from on high,
- he also brought me up from the depths below.
- 2 And the one who gathers together those who are in the middle,
- he is also the one who proclaimed and cast them down for me.
- 3 The one who scattered my enemies and my foes,
- 4 he who gave me authority over bonds,
- that I might loose them,
- 5 he who overthrew the seven-headed dragon by my hands,
- it is you, even you who set me over its roots
- that I might destroy its offspring.
- 6 You were there and helped me,
- and in every place your name surrounded me.
- 7 Your right hand destroyed the evil one’s venom,
- and your hand leveled the way for your faithful ones,
- 8 and selected them from the graves,
- and separated them from the dead.
- 9 You took bones of the dead
- and over them you stretched bodies.
- 10 And they were motionless,
- and you gave them energy for life.
- 11 Your way was imperishable,
- and you brought your face into the age, even into (the realm of) destruction,
- so that everything might be dissolved and (then) renewed,
- 12 and your rock become the foundation for everything.
- And on it you built your kingdom,
- and it became the House of Abode for the holy ones.
- Hallelujah!
- Your Name Surrounded Me
- 1 The one who has brought me down from on high,
- he also brought me up from the depths below.
- 2 The one who has taken those in the middle,
- he also taught <me> about them.
- 3 The one who has scattered my enemies and my foes,
- 4 he who has given me the authority over bonds,
- that I might loose them,
- 5 he who has smitten the seven-headed serpent by my hands,
- he also has set me over its root,
- that I might destroy its offspring.
- 6 And you were with me, helping me.
- In every place your name surrounded me.
- 7 Your right hand has destroyed the slanderer’s venom.
- Your hand has leveled the way for your faithful ones.
- 8 You have redeemed them from the graves,
- and removed them from the midst of the dead.
- 9 You have taken dead bones
- and clothed them with a body.
- 10 And they who were motionless,
- you gave them energy for life.
- 11 Your way has become imperishable, and your face.
- You have brought your age to destruction,
- so that everything might be dissolved and made new,
- 12 and that your light might be a foundation for everything.
- You have built your wealth upon them,
- and they have become a holy dwelling.