Ode 22
He who caused me to descend from on high, and to ascend from the regions below;
And He who gathers what is in the Middle, and throws them to me;
He who scattered my enemies, and my adversaries;
He who gave me authority over bonds, so that I might unbind them;
He who overthrew by my hands the dragon with seven heads, and set me at his roots that I might destroy his seed;
You were there and helped me, and in every place Your name surrounded me.
Your right hand destroyed his evil venom, and Your hand leveled the Way for those who believe in You.
And It chose them from the graves, and separated them from the dead ones.
It took dead bones and covered them with flesh.
But they were motionless, so It gave them energy for life.
Incorruptible was Your way and Your face; You have brought Your world to corruption, that everything might be resolved and renewed.
And the foundation of everything is Your rock. And upon it You have built Your kingdom, and it became the dwelling-place of the holy ones.
Hallelujah.
Ode 23
Joy is for the holy ones. And who shall put it on but they alone?
Grace is for the elect ones. And who shall receive it but they who trusted in it from the beginning?
Love is for the elect ones. And who shall put it on but they who possessed it from the beginning?
Walk in the knowledge of the Lord, and you will know the grace of the Lord generously; both for His exultation and for the perfection of His knowledge.
And His thought was like a letter, and His will descended from on high.
And it was sent like an arrow which from a bow has been forcibly shot.
And many hands rushed to the letter, in order to catch it, then take and read it.
But it escaped from their fingers; and they were afraid of it and of the seal which was upon it.
Because they were not allowed to loosen its seal; for the power which was over the seal was greater than they.
But those who saw the letter went after it; that they might learn where it would land, and who should read it, and who should hear it.