380 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM
I bore their bitterness with humility
to redeem and instruct my people.
I couldn't forget my word to the patriarchs,
to whom I had promised salvation of their seed.Song 32
To the blessed, happiness lives in the heart,
and his light resides in them.
The word comes out of self-created truth.
He is strong from the holy force up in the skies
and forever unshaken.Song 33
Grace raced away from the corrupter,
then turned her back on him to denounce him.
He left utter havoc around him
and spoiled his constructions.
He stood on a summit and screamed
from one end of the earth to the other,
drawing near those who obeyed.
He did not seem evil,
but a perfect virgin stood near and cried out:
"Sons and daughters, come back.
Leave the corrupter.
Come to me. I will enter you
and lead you out of devastation.
I will make you wise in the way of truth.
Do not destroy yourself.
Do not perish. Hear me and be saved.
I tell you of god's grace.
By me you will be redeemed and blessed.
I am your judge.
You who help me will not be injured.
You will possess purity in a fresh world.
My chosen ones stroll in me.
I shall inform you who seek me.
I shall make you trust my name.