382 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM
RESPONSE
Soul led me before the face of the lord.
Through the earthly son
I was named the light, the child of god.
I was the most glorified of the glorious,
greatest of the great.
Like the great lofty one, she the soul made me
like his freshness. He renewed me.
From his perfection he anointed me,
and I became equal to those near him.
My mouth was open like a dew cloud,
my heart gushed with goodness,
my way to him was peace,
and I joined the soul of his providence.Song 37
I extended my hand to the lord
and to his skies raised my voice.
I spoke through the lips of my heart,
and he heard me when my voice went to him.
His word came to me with the fruit of my labor.
I found ease through the grace of the lord.Song 38
I went up to the light of truth
as into a chariot,
and truth took me across canyons and ravines
and preserved me against waves smashing the cliffs.
She was my haven and salvation
and left me in the arms of immortal life.
She went with me, soothed me, kept me from error.
She was and is the light of truth.Song 39
Mammoth rivers are the force of the lord.
They wash away those who despise him.