LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM
Should everything tremble, I will stand firm.
If all visible things perish, I will not die,
for the lord is with me and I am with him.Song 6
As a hand moves over a harp and strings speak,
so the spirit of the lord speaks in my members
and I speak through his love,
for he destroys what is foreign and bitter.
So he was from the beginning and so he will contend to the end.
No one can remain his adversary or resist him.
The lord multiplies his knowledge.
He is zealous to inform us, and he gives through grace.
Through his name we apprehend praise,
and our spirits praise his holy spirit.
A stream erupts into a wide and endless river
that floods and, breaking, carries away the temple.
Ordinary men, and even those whose art is to stem
rough waters, cannot hold it back,
and the river covers the face of the whole earth.
The river fills everything,
and the thirsty of the earth drink and satisfy thirst.
The drink comes from the highest one.
Blessings on the ministers of that drink,
who guard his waters that assuage dry lips and raise the fainted.
Souls about to depart, his waters rescue from death
and straighten crooked limbs.
They strengthen our feebleness and feed our eyes with light.
Those who know the river of the lord live through it forever.Song 7
As anger moves over evil, so joy moves over the beloved
and floods us with her fruit.
My joy is the lord, and I move toward him.