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  • Like a Crown (Ode 1)
  • Ode 1
  • I'm Putting On the Love of the Lord (Ode 3)
  • Ode 3
  • Shower upon us Your Gentle Rain (ODE 4)
  • Ode 4
  • I Shall Not Fear (Ode 5)
  • I Shall Stand (Ode 5)
  • Ode 5
  • Ode 6
  • My Joy Is the Lord (Ode 7)
  • Ode 7
  • Rise Up! (Ode 8)
  • Ode 8
  • He blesses his people with peace (Ode 9)
  • Ode 9
  • Ode 10
  • Meditation on Paradise (Ode 11)
  • Ode 11
  • Flow Through Me (Ode 12)
  • Ode 12
  • Ode 13
  • Guide Me Home (Ode 14)
  • Ode 14
  • Eternal Life Has Arisen (Ode 15)
  • Ode 15
  • My Love is the Lord (Ode 16)
  • Ode 16
  • I have been freed (Ode 17)
  • Ode 17
  • You are my God (Ode 18)
  • Ode 18
  • Ode 19
  • Put on the Grace (ODE 20)
  • Ode 20
  • I was lifted up into the Light (Ode 21)
  • Ode 21
  • Ode 22
  • Keep on Walking (Ode 23)
  • Ode 23
  • Ode 24
  • His rest is forever (Ode 25)
  • Ode 25
  • From the East unto the West (Ode 26)
  • Ode 26
  • Ode 27
  • Ode 28
  • Ode 29
  • Fill yourselves with Living Water (Ode 30)
  • Ode 31
  • Ode 32
  • Ode 33
  • Ode 34
  • A Cloud of Peace (Ode 35)
  • Ode 35
  • I rested on the Spirit of the Lord (Ode 36)
  • Ode 36
  • I Stretched Out My Hands (ODE 37.)
  • Ode 37
  • Ode 38
  • Ode 39
  • Sing Allelu (Ode 40)
  • Ode 40
  • A Great Day has Shined upon us (Ode 41)
  • Ode 41
  • Ode 42


  • Like a Crown (Ode 1)

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    He is on my head Like a Crown
    He is on my head Like a Crown
    And I shall never, I shall never
    Be without Him
    Be without Him
    Be without Him

    Ode 1


    1. The Lord is on my head like a crown, and I shall never be without Him.
    2. Plaited for me is the crown of truth and it caused Your branches to blossom in me.
    3. For it is not like a parched crown that blossoms not;
    4. For You live upon my head, and have blossomed upon me.
    5. Your fruits are full and complete; they are full of Your salvation....


    I'm Putting On the Love of the Lord (Ode 3)

    ©Schreiner/The Odes Project

    I'm putting on the love of the Lord. (I 'm putting on the love of the Lord)
    I'm putting on the love of the Lord. (I 'm putting on the love of the Lord)
    And I will be no stranger (And I will be no stranger)
    For He loves me (For He loves me) Alleluia (Alleluia)
    Undivided (Undivided) Alleluia (Alleluia)
    Because my love is Him that is the Son
    I shall become a child of God
    I love Him, because He first loved me
    And where His rest is, I know that I shall be
    For He loves me (For He loves me) Alleluia (Alleluia)
    Undivided (Undivided) Alleluia (Alleluia)

    Immortal God of Earth and Heaven
    Be our Wisdom, and guide us in our ways
    Lord, awaken us in love, mighty Counselor
    and unite us to serve You in this day
    For Your glory (For Your glory) Alleluia (Alleluia)
    Undivided (Undivided) Alleluia (Alleluia)


    Ode 3


    1. I am putting on the love of the Lord.
    2. And His members are with Him, and I am dependent on them; and He loves me.
    3. For I should not have known how to love the Lord, if He had not continuously
    loved me.
    4. Who is able to distinguish love, except him who is loved?
    5. I love the Beloved and I myself love Him, and where His rest is, there also am I.
    6. And I shall be no stranger, because there is no jealousy with the Lord Most High
    and Merciful.
    7. I have been united to Him, because the lover has found the Beloved, because I love
    Him that is the Son, I shall become a son.
    8. Indeed he who is joined to Him who is immortal, truly shall be immortal.
    9. And he who delights in the Life will become living.
    10. This is the Spirit of the Lord, which is not false, which teaches the sons of men to
    know His ways.
    11. Be wise and understanding and awakened.
    Hallelujah.


    Shower upon us Your Gentle Rain (ODE 4)

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    You have given Your heart, to Your believers.
    You have given so freely, and You never fail,
    You have given Your presence, and we need you forever
    For one moment with You, is better than all of our days, all of our days.

    Shower upon us Your gentle rain, shower upon us Your gentle rain
    and open up Your springs of milk and honey.
    Shower upon us Your gentle rain, shower upon us Your gentle rain
    and open up Your springs of milk and honey. Open our hearts

    For who shall put on Your grace and be rejected?
    There is no looking back, for You have sealed us in Your name
    You have given Your heart, and You never fail,
    For one moment with You, is better than all of our days, all of our days.


    Ode 4


    1. No man can pervert Your holy place, O my God; nor can he change it, and put it in
    another place.
    2. Because he has no power over it; for Your sanctuary You designed before You
    made special places.
    3. The ancient one shall not be perverted by those which are inferior to it. You have
    given Your heart, O Lord, to Your believers.
    4. Never will You be idle, nor will You be without fruits;
    5. For one hour of Your faith is more excellent than all days and years.
    6. For who shall put on Your grace and be rejected?
    7. Because Your seal is known; and Your creatures are known to it.
    8. And Your hosts possess it, and the elect archangels are clothed with it.
    9. You have given to us Your fellowship, not that You were in need of us, but that we
    are always in need of You.
    10. Shower upon us Your gentle rain, and open Your bountiful springs which
    abundantly supply us with milk and honey.
    11. For there is no regret with You; that You should regret anything which You have
    promised;
    12. Since the result was manifest to You.
    13. For that which You gave, You gave freely, so that no longer will You draw back
    and take them again.
    14. For all was manifest to You as God, and was set in order from the beginning before
    You.
    15. And You, O Lord, have made all.
    Hallelujah.


    I Shall Not Fear (Ode 5)

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    Because the Lord is my salvation
    I will not fear
    Because my confidence is in You
    I will not fear
    Because You are with me
    I will not fear
    For I am with You
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
    Amen


    I Shall Stand (Ode 5)

    ©Duhan/Schreiner/The Odes Project

    I thank you O Lord because I love You
    I praise you O Lord I will not fear
    Freely did I receive Your grace
    You won't forsake me
    For You are my hope, You are my hope

    Oppressors will come, let them not see me
    Let darkness like a cloud fall on their eyes
    So they won't take a hold upon me
    Hallelujah for my salvation

    Though all things visible should perish
    And everything should be shaken
    I shall stand, I shall stand, I shall stand for the Lord is with me
    Though all things visible should perish
    And even if everything should be shaken
    I shall stand, I shall stand, I shall stand for the Lord is with me

    He is a garland upon my head
    And I shall never be moved
    In Him is all my confidence
    The Lord is with me and I am with him


    Ode 5


    1. I praise You, O Lord, because I love You.
    2. O Most High, forsake me not, for You are my hope.
    3. Freely did I receive Your grace, may I live by it.
    4. My persecutors will come but let them not see me.
    5. Let a cloud of darkness fall upon their eyes; and let an air of thick darkness obscure
    them.
    6. And let them have no light to see, so that they cannot seize me.
    7. Let their designs become hardened, so that whatever they have conspired shall
    return upon their own heads.
    8. For they have devised a plan, but it was not for them.
    9. They prepared themselves maliciously, but they were found to be impotent.
    10. Indeed my confidence is upon the Lord, and I will not fear.
    11. And because the Lord is my salvation, I will not fear.
    12. And He is as a woven crown upon my head, and I shall not be shaken.
    13. Even if everything should be shaken, I shall stand firm.
    14. And though all things visible should perish, I shall not die;
    15. Because the Lord is with me, and I with Him.
    Hallelujah.


    Ode 6


    1. As the wind glides through the harp and the strings speak,
    2. So the Spirit of the Lord speaks through my members, and I speak through His love.
    3. For He destroys whatever is alien, and everything is of the Lord.
    4. For thus it was from the beginning, and will be until the end.
    5. So that nothing shall be contrary, and nothing shall rise up against Him.
    6. The Lord has multiplied his knowledge, and He was zealous that those things
    should be known which through His grace have been given to us.
    7. And His praise He gave us on account of His name, our spirits praise His Holy Spirit.
    8. For there went forth a stream, and it became a river great and broad; indeed it
    carried away everything, and it shattered and brought it to the Temple.
    9. And the barriers which were built by men were not able to restrain it, nor even the
    arts of them who habitually restrain water.
    10. For it spread over the surface of all the earth, and it filled everything.
    11. Then all the thirsty upon the earth drank, and thirst was relieved and quenched;
    12. For from the Most High the drink was given.
    13. Blessed, therefore, are the ministers of that drink, who have been entrusted with His water.
    14. They have refreshed the parched lips, and have aroused the paralyzed will.
    15. Even living persons who were about to expire, they have held back from death.
    16. And limbs which have collapsed, they have restored and set up.
    17. They gave strength for their coming, and light for their eyes.
    18. Because everyone recognized them as the Lord's, and lived by the living water of
    eternity.
    Hallelujah.


    My Joy Is the Lord (Ode 7)

    ©Duhan/Schreiner/The Odes Project

    Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia,
    My joy is the Lord
    My course is towards Him
    This path of mine
    Is beautiful, beautiful
    He became like me
    In nature and in form
    That I might not
    Turn away, Turn away from Him

    Let the singers sing the grace of the Lord
    He gave a mouth to His creation
    And let their heart be like the day
    To open their voice and sing praise to Him
    To open their voice and sing praise to Him

    He has allowed Himself to appear
    To them who are His own
    That they may sing to Him with joy
    And with the harp bring praise to Him, in His love

    Let the singers sing the grace of the Lord
    He gave a mouth to His creation
    And let their heart be like the day
    To open their voice and sing praise to Him
    To open their voice and sing praise to Him

    For towards knowledge
    He set His way
    Widened and lengthened
    And brought to perfection
    And set over it
    traces of light
    from the beginning
    Until the end

    Let the singers sing the grace of the Lord
    For He gave a mouth to his creation
    And let their heart be like the day
    To open their voice and sing praise to Him
    To open their voice and sing praise to Him


    Ode 7


    1. As is the course of anger over wickedness, so is the course of joy over the Beloved;
    and brings in of its fruits unhindered.
    2. My joy is the Lord and my course is towards Him, this path of mine is beautiful.
    3. For there is a Helper for me, the Lord. He has generously shown Himself to me in
    His simplicity, because His kindness has diminished His dreadfulness.
    4. He became like me, that I might receive Him. In form He was considered like me,
    that I might put Him on.
    5. And I trembled not when I saw Him, because He was gracious to me.
    6. Like my nature He became, that I might understand Him. And like my form, that I
    might not turn away from Him.
    7. The Father of knowledge is the Word of knowledge.
    8. He who created wisdom is wiser than His works.
    9. And He who created me when yet I was not knew what I would do when I came into being.
    10. On account of this He was gracious to me in His abundant grace, and allowed me
    to ask from Him and to benefit from His sacrifice.
    11. For He it is who is incorrupt, the perfection of the worlds and their Father.
    12. He has allowed Him to appear to them that are His own; in order that they may
    recognize Him that made them, and not suppose that they came of themselves.
    13. For towards knowledge He has set His way, he has widened it and lengthened it
    and brought it to complete perfection.
    14. And has set over it the traces of His light, and it proceeded from the beginning until the end.
    15. For by Him He was served, and He was pleased by the Son.
    16. And because of his salvation He will possess everything. And the Most High will
    be known by His holy ones:
    17. To announce to those who have songs of the coming of the Lord, that they may go
    forth to meet Him and may sing to Him, with joy and with the harp of many tones.
    18. The Seers shall go before Him, and they shall be seen before Him.
    19. And they shall praise the Lord in His love, because He is near and does see.
    20. And hatred shall be removed from the earth, and with jealousy it shall be drowned.
    21. For ignorance was destroyed upon it, because the knowledge of the Lord arrived
    upon it.
    22. Let the singers sing the grace of the Lord Most High, and let them bring their
    songs.
    23. And let their heart be like the day, and their gentle voices like the majestic beauty of the Lord.
    24. And let there not be anyone who breathes that is without knowledge or voice.
    25. For He gave a mouth to His creation: to open the voice of the mouth towards Him, and to praise Him.
    26. Confess His power and declare His grace.
    Hallelujah.


    Rise Up! (Ode 8)

    ©Schreiner/The Odes Project

    You who sometimes were brought so low, Rise up, RISE UP
    You who were in silence: now raise your voice , Rise up, RISE UP
    You that were despised be lifted up, Rise up, RISE UP
    For the right hand of the Lord is with you right now Rise up, RISE UP
    Open your hearts, All you who are saved, IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER
    Through all generations, abiding in His love, IN THE NAME OF THE SON
    Now and forever, Let your love abound, IN THE NAME OF THE SPIRIT
    For the right hand of the Lord is with you right now Rise up, RISE UP

    Chorus:
    Christ in us, this wondrous mystery
    Christ in us, from age to age
    Christ in us, the hope of glory
    For You have sealed us in your name

    You who sometimes were brought so low, stand tall, RISE UP
    You who were in silence: may you shout for joy, RISE UP
    You who were despised may you be lifted up, RISE UP
    For the right hand of the Lord is with you right now Rise up, RISE UP


    Ode 8


    1. Open, open your hearts to the exultation of the Lord, and let your love abound
    from the heart to the lips.
    2. In order to bring forth fruits to the Lord, a holy life; and to talk with watchfulness in His light.
    3. Rise up and stand erect, you who sometimes were brought low.
    4. You who were in silence, speak, for your mouth has been opened.
    5. You who were despised, from henceforth be lifted up, for your Righteousness has been lifted up;
    6. For the right hand of the Lord is with you, and He will be your Helper.
    7. And peace was prepared for you, before what may be your war.
    8. Hear the word of truth, and receive the knowledge of the Most High.
    9. Your flesh may not understand that which I am about to say to you; nor your garment that which I am about to show
    you.
    10. Keep my mystery, you who are kept by it; keep my faith, you who are kept by it.
    11. And understand my knowledge, you who know me in truth; love me with affection, you who love;
    12. For I turn not my face from my own, because I know them.
    13. And before they had existed, I recognized them; and imprinted a seal on their faces.
    14. I fashioned their members, and my own breasts I prepared for them, that they
    might drink my holy milk and live by it.
    15. I am pleased by them, and am not ashamed by them.
    16. For my workmanship are they, and the strength of my thoughts.
    17. Therefore who can stand against my work? Or who is not subject to them?
    18. I willed and fashioned mind and heart, and they are my own. And upon my right
    hand I have set my elect ones.
    19. And my righteousness goes before them, and they shall not be deprived of my
    name; for it is with them.
    20. Pray and increase, and abide in the love of the Lord;
    21. And you who were loved in the Beloved, and you who are kept in Him who lives,
    and you who are saved in Him who was saved.
    22. And you shall be found incorrupt in all ages, on account of the name of your
    Father.
    Hallelujah.


    He blesses his people with peace (Ode 9)

    ©Schreiner/ The Odes Project

    Open our ears to hear You speak ,
    The LORD gives strength to his people;
    Your word and Your good pleasures,
    He blesses his people with peace.
    In Your will is our salvation,
    The LORD gives strength to his people;
    And Your thoughts are everlasting ,
    He blesses his people with peace.

    Be strong Be strong
    and be redeemed and be redeemed
    by His grace by His grace
    Be strong Be strong
    And receive. and receive
    the gift of peace, the gift of peace

    For you proclaim peace to your saints,
    The LORD gives strength to his people;
    those who receive, do not be ashamed,
    He blesses his people with peace.
    An everlasting crown is Truth,
    The LORD gives strength to his people;
    Blessed are they who wear it,
    .He blesses his people with peace.
    Open our ears to hear You speak ,
    The LORD gives strength to his people;
    Your word and Your good pleasures,
    He blesses his people with peace.
    In Your will is our salvation,
    The LORD gives strength to his people;
    And Your thoughts are everlasting ,
    He blesses his people with peace.

    Be strong Be strong
    and be redeemed and be redeemed
    by His grace by His grace
    Be strong Be strong
    And receive. and receive
    the gift of peace, the gift of peace

    For you proclaim peace to your saints,
    The LORD gives strength to his people;
    those who receive, do not be ashamed,
    He blesses his people with peace.
    An everlasting crown is Truth,
    The LORD gives strength to his people;
    Blessed are they who wear it, .
    He blesses his people with peace.


    Ode 9


    1. Open your ears, and I shall speak to you.
    2. Give me yourself, so that I may also give you myself.
    3. The word of the Lord and His desires, the holy thought which He has thought
    concerning His Messiah.
    4. For in the will of the Lord is your life, and His purpose is eternal life, and your
    perfection is incorruptible.
    5. Be enriched in God the Father; and receive the purpose of the Most High. Be
    strong and redeemed by His grace.
    6. For I announce peace to you, His holy ones, so that none of those who hear shall
    fall in the war.
    7. And also that those who have known Him may not perish, and so that those who
    received Him may not be ashamed.
    8. An everlasting crown is Truth; blessed are they who set it on their head.
    9. It is a precious stone, for the wars were on account of the crown.
    10. But Righteousness has taken it, and has given it to you.
    11. Put on the crown in the true covenant of the Lord, and all those who have
    conquered will be inscribed in His book.
    12. For their book is the reward of victory which is for you, and she sees you before
    her and wills that you shall be saved.
    Hallelujah.


    Ode 10


    1. The Lord has directed my mouth by His Word, and has opened my heart by His Light.
    2. And He has caused to dwell in me His immortal life, and permitted me to proclaim
    the fruit of His peace.
    3. To convert the lives of those who desire to come to Him, and to lead those who are
    captive into freedom.
    4. I took courage and became strong and captured the world, and the captivity became
    mine for the glory of the Most High, and of God my Father.
    5. And the Gentiles who had been dispersed were gathered together, but I was not
    defiled by my love for them, because they had praised me in high places.
    6. And the traces of light were set upon their heart, and they walked according to my
    life and were saved, and they became my people forever and ever.
    Hallelujah.


    Meditation on Paradise (Ode 11)

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    My heart was pruned and its flower appeared,
    then grace sprang up within,
    and my heart brought forth fruits in abundance for the Lord.
    The Most High opened my heart towards Him, and filled me with His love.
    and I ran in the Way, in His peace,
    and I ran in the way of His truth
    He took me to His Paradise
    Where I beheld these trees
    Whose branches were sprouting and full of fruits
    Immortal land held their roots. A river of gladness watered them, And the land of eternal life.
    And I said, Blessed, O Lord, are they who are planted in Your land,
    Blessed, O Lord, are they who have a place in Your Paradise;
    And the Lord is like the sun upon the face of the land
    and I become the land that blossoms and rejoices in the light
    Glory be to You, O God, the delight of Paradise for ever


    Ode 11


    1. My heart was pruned and its flower appeared, then grace sprang up in it, and my
    heart produced fruits for the Lord.
    2. For the Most High circumcised me by His Holy Spirit, then He uncovered my
    inward being towards Him, and filled me with His love.
    3. And His circumcising became my salvation, and I ran in the Way, in His peace, in
    the way of truth.
    4. From the beginning until the end I received His knowledge.
    5. And I was established upon the rock of truth, where He had set me.
    6. And speaking waters touched my lips from the fountain of the Lord generously.
    7. And so I drank and became intoxicated, from the living water that does not die.
    8. And my intoxication did not cause ignorance, but I abandoned vanity,
    9. And turned toward the Most High, my God, and was enriched by His favors.
    10. And I rejected the folly cast upon the earth, and stripped it off and cast it from me.
    11. And the Lord renewed me with His garment, and possessed me by His light.
    12. And from above He gave me immortal rest, and I became like the land that
    blossoms and rejoices in its fruits.
    13. And the Lord is like the sun upon the face of the land.
    14. My eyes were enlightened, and my face received the dew;
    15. And my breath was refreshed by the pleasant fragrance of the Lord.
    16. And He took me to His Paradise, wherein is the wealth of the Lord's pleasure.
    I beheld blooming and fruit-bearing trees,
    And self-grown was their crown.
    Their branches were sprouting and their fruits were shining.
    From an immortal land were their roots.
    And a river of gladness was irrigating them,
    And round about them in the land of eternal life.
    17. Then I worshipped the Lord because of His magnificence.
    18. And I said, Blessed, O Lord, are they who are planted in Your land, and who have
    a place in Your Paradise;
    19. And who grow in the growth of Your trees, and have passed from darkness into light.
    20. Behold, all Your laborers are fair, they who work good works, and turn from
    wickedness to your pleasantness.
    21. For the pungent odor of the trees is changed in Your land,
    22. And everything becomes a remnant of Yourself. Blessed are the workers of Your
    waters, and eternal memorials of Your faithful servants.
    23. Indeed, there is much room in Your Paradise. And there is nothing in it which is
    barren, but everything is filled with fruit.
    24. Glory be to You, O God, the delight of Paradise for ever.
    Hallelujah.


    Flow Through Me (Ode 12)

    ©Duhan/Schreiner/ The Odes Project

    He filled me with his truth
    So I sing of His beauty
    He came to dwell with me
    So that I reflect His light
    He poured out his love on me
    So I can show mercy
    He gave me the truth of his Word
    So I share his love

    Come and Flow living waters
    Flow through me
    That I might serve You
    Flow living waters
    Flow through me
    That I might serve you
    Overflowing, overflowing to those who thirst.

    Inexpressible
    Before the dawning of His light
    His eternal Word
    His mind and his thought
    Unsearchable
    Yet your Word dwells with me
    And Your truth is love, One to another
    I will sing of Your beauty, Your glory, Your purpose, Your ways

    Blessed are they who know him
    Blessed are they who love
    Blessed are they who know him
    Blessed are they who love

    One to another, One to another, One to another


    Ode 12


    1. He has filled me with words of truth, that I may proclaim Him.
    2. And like the flowing of waters, truth flows from my mouth, and my lips declare His fruits.
    3. And He has caused His knowledge to abound in me, because the mouth of the Lord
    is the true Word, and the entrance of His light.
    4. And the Most High has given Him to His generations, which are the interpreters of
    His beauty,
    And the narrators of His glory,
    And the confessors of His purpose,
    And the preachers of His mind,
    And the teachers of His works.
    5. For the subtlety of the Word is inexpressible, and like His utterance so also is His
    swiftness and His acuteness, for limitless is His progression.
    6. He never falls but remains standing, and one cannot comprehend His descent or His way.
    7. For as His work is, so is His expectation, for He is the light and dawning of thought.
    8. And by Him the generations spoke to one another, and those that were silent acquired speech.
    9. And from Him came love and equality, and they spoke one to another that which was theirs.
    10. And they were stimulated by the Word, and knew Him who made them, because they were in harmony.
    11. For the mouth of the Most High spoke to them, and His exposition prospered through Him.
    12. For the dwelling place of the Word is man, and His truth is love.
    13. Blessed are they who by means of Him have perceived everything, and have known the Lord in His truth.
    Hallelujah.


    Ode 13


    1. Behold, the Lord is our mirror. Open your eyes and see them in Him.
    2. And learn the manner of your face, then declare praises to His Spirit.
    3. And wipe the paint from your face, and love His holiness and put it on.
    4. Then you will be unblemished at all times with Him.
    Hallelujah.


    Guide Me Home (Ode 14)

    ©DuhanSchreiner/ The Odes Project

    As a child sees his Father
    So my eyes look towards You
    Guide me by Your Spirit
    To praise You as the angels do

    GUIDE ME HOME gentle Father GUIDE ME By your kindness
    GUIDE ME HOME in your love
    GUIDE ME HOME by Your hand GUIDE ME For your glory
    SAFELY HOME in your love

    Save me from the Evil One
    All I need I have in you
    Hear my prayer, for you are able
    Teach me by your songs of truth


    Ode 14


    1. As the eyes of a son upon his father, so are my eyes, O Lord, at all times towards You.
    2. Because my breasts and my pleasure are with You.
    3. Turn not aside Your mercies from me, O Lord; and take not Your kindness from me.
    4. Stretch out to me, my Lord, at all times, Your right hand, and be to me a guide till
    the end according to Your will.
    5. Let me be pleasing before You, because of Your glory, and because of Your name
    let me be saved from the Evil One.
    6. And let Your gentleness, O Lord, abide with me, and the fruits of Your love.
    7. Teach me the odes of Your truth, that I may produce fruits in You.
    8. And open to me the harp of Your Holy Spirit, so that with every note I may praise
    You, O Lord.

    9. And according to the multitude of Your mercies, so grant unto me, and hasten to
    grant our petitions.
    10. For You are sufficient for all our needs.
    Hallelujah.


    Eternal Life Has Arisen (Ode 15)

    ©Duhan/Schreiner/The Odes Project

    As the sun is the joy
    Of them who seek its daybreak
    So is my joy
    The Lord
    Because he is my Sun
    His rays lift me up
    And Death has been vanquished
    By his word

    Eternal life has arisen
    In the Lord's land
    It has been given without limit
    To all that trust in him

    I have heard his truth
    I have seen his holy day
    The thought of knowledge
    I have gained
    I went towards him
    And received salvation
    His light dismissed all darkness
    From my face
    Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah


    Ode 15


    1. As the sun is the joy of them who seek its daybreak, so is my joy the Lord;
    2. Because He is my Sun, and His rays have lifted me up; and His light has dismissed
    all darkness from my face.
    3. Eyes I have obtained in Him, and have seen His holy day.
    4. Ears I have acquired, and have heard His truth.
    5. The thought of knowledge I have acquired, and have enjoyed delight fully through
    Him.
    6. I repudiated the way of error, and went towards Him and received salvation from
    Him abundantly.
    7. And according to His generosity He gave to me, and according to His excellent
    beauty He made me.
    8. I put on immortality through His name, and took off corruption by His grace.
    9. Death has been destroyed before my face, and Sheol has been vanquished by my
    word.
    10. And eternal life has arisen in the Lord's land, and it has been declared to His
    faithful ones, and has been given without limit to all that trust in Him.
    Hallelujah


    My Love is the Lord (Ode 16)

    ©Schreiner/ The Odes Project

    My love is the Lord
    I will sing unto him (my love is the Lord I will sing unto Him)
    My love is the Lord
    I will sing unto him (His mercy endures forever)
    Praise and honor to his name
    For creation by his Word
    He was before the world was made
    Nothing is without the Lord

    He spread out the earth
    Settled the waters
    Made the sun for the day
    And darkness for night
    They never fail
    The labor of his fingers
    To strengthen his praise
    And rest in his works

    I will open my mouth
    And speak of his beauty
    The work of his hands
    Infinite mercies, Infinite mercies

    He fixed the stars
    And set up creation
    Set its course
    By the thought of His heart
    We see his work
    We hear his thought
    and the Spirit speaks
    Of the beauty of God

    I will open my mouth
    And speak of this beauty
    The work of his hands
    Infinite mercies, Infinite mercies


    Ode 16


    1. As the occupation of the ploughman is the ploughshare, and the occupation of the
    helmsman is the steering of the ship, so also my occupation is the psalm of the
    Lord by His hymns.
    2. My art and my service are in His hymns, because His love has nourished my heart,
    and His fruits He poured unto my lips.
    3. For my love is the Lord; hence I will sing unto Him.
    4. For I am strengthened by His praises, and I have faith in Him.
    5. I will open my mouth, and His Spirit will speak through me the glory of the Lord
    and His beauty,
    6. The work of His hands, and the labor of His fingers;
    7. For the multitude of His mercies, and the strength of His Word.
    8. For the Word of the Lord investigates that which is invisible, and reveals His
    thought.
    9. For the eye sees His works, and the ear hears His thought.
    10. It is He who made the earth broad, and placed the waters in the sea.
    11. He expanded the heaven, and fixed the stars.
    12. And He fixed the creation and set it up, then He rested from His works.
    13. And created things run according to their courses, and work their works, for they
    can never cease nor fail.
    14. And the hosts are subject to His Word.
    15. The reservoir of light is the sun, and the reservoir of darkness is the night.
    16. For He made the sun for the day so that it will be light; but night brings darkness
    over the face of the earth.
    17. And by their portion one from another they complete the beauty of God.
    18. And there is nothing outside of the Lord, because He was before anything came to
    be.
    19. And the worlds are by His Word, and by the thought of His heart.
    20. Praise and honor to His name.
    Hallelujah.


    I have been freed (Ode 17)

    ©Schreiner/ The Odes Project

    I have been freed, I am not condemned (Bless the Lord O my Soul)
    I have been freed; I am not condemned (His mercy endures forever)

    I went after truth and wandered not.
    And the thought of truth led me and I wandered not.
    And all who saw me were amazed, and I seemed to them a stranger.
    And I was justified by my Lord, with Salvation that is pure forever.

    I have been freed, I am not condemned (Bless the Lord O my Soul)
    I have been freed; I am not condemned (His mercy endures forever)
    He who knew me and raised me up, is Messiah in all of His perfection.
    He gave me a crown that was living and showed me the way of His steps,
    And I was justified by my Lord, with Salvation that is pure forever.

    I have been freed, I am not condemned (Bless the Lord O my Soul)
    I have been freed, I am not condemned (His mercy endures forever)
    My chains were cut off by His hands,
    Glory to You Glory to You
    I received the newness of life
    Glory to You Glory to You
    And He shattered the bars of iron,
    Glory to You Glory to You
    for my shackles had melted away
    Glory to You Glory to You

    Glory to You, Messiah. Glory to You Our God
    Glory to You, Messiah. Glory to You Our God

    I have been freed, I am not condemned (Bless the Lord O my Soul)
    I have been freed, I am not condemned (His mercy endures forever)


    Ode 17


    1. Then I was crowned by my God, and my crown was living.
    2. And I was justified by my Lord, for my salvation is incorruptible.
    3. I have been freed from vanities, and am not condemned.
    4. My chains were cut off by His hands, I received the face and likeness of a new
    person, and I walked in Him and was saved.
    5. And the thought of truth led me, and I went after it and wandered not.
    6. And all who saw me were amazed, and I seemed to them like a stranger.
    7. And He who knew and exalted me, is the Most High in all His perfection.
    8. And He glorified me by His kindness, and raised my understanding to the height of truth.
    9. And from there He gave me the way of His steps, and I opened the doors which were closed.
    10. And I shattered the bars of iron, for my own shackles had grown hot and melted before me.
    11. And nothing appeared closed to me, because I was the opening of everything.
    12. And I went towards all my bound ones in order to loose them; that I might not
    leave anyone bound or binding.
    13. And I gave my knowledge generously, and my resurrection through my love.
    14. And I sowed my fruits in hearts, and transformed them through myself.
    15. Then they received my blessing and lived, and they were gathered to me and were saved;
    16. Because they became my members, and I was their Head.
    17. Glory to You, our Head, O Lord Messiah.
    Hallelujah.


    You are my God (Ode 18)

    ©Schreiner/ The Odes Project

    O Lord, my God
    for the sake of those who are in need,
    do not remove
    Your Word from me.
    You are my God
    You are my God
    Only perfection is Your will
    O Lord, O Lord, my God
    O Lord, my God


    Ode 18


    1. My heart was lifted up and enriched in the love of the Most High, so that I might
    praise Him with my name.
    2. My members were strengthened, that they may not fall from His power.
    3. Infirmities fled from my body, and it stood firm for the Lord by His will; because
    His kingdom is firm.
    4. O Lord, for the sake of those who are in need, do not dismiss Your Word from me.
    5. Nor, for the sake of their works, withhold Your perfection from me.
    6. Let not light be conquered by darkness, nor let truth flee from falsehood.
    7. Let Your right hand set our salvation to victory, and let it receive from every
    region, and preserve it on the side of everyone who is besieged by misfortunes.
    8. You are my God, falsehood and death are not in Your mouth; only perfection is Your will.
    9. And vanity You know not, because neither does it know You.
    10. And You know not error; because neither does it know You.
    11. And ignorance appeared like dust, and like the foam of the sea.
    12. And vain people thought that it was great, and they became like its type and were impoverished.
    13. But those who knew understood and contemplated, and were not polluted by their thoughts;
    14. Because they were in the mind of the Most High, and mocked those who were walking in error.
    15. Then they spoke the truth, from the breath which the Most High breathed into them.
    16. Praise and great honor to His name.
    Hallelujah.


    Ode 19


    1. A cup of milk was offered to me, and I drank it in the sweetness of the Lord's kindness.
    2. The Son is the cup, and the Father is He who was milked; and the Holy Spirit is
    She who milked Him;
    3. Because His breasts were full, and it was undesirable that His milk should be ineffectually released.
    4. The Holy Spirit opened Her bosom, and mixed the milk of the two breasts of the Father.
    5. Then She gave the mixture to the generation without their knowing, and those who
    have received it are in the perfection of the right hand.
    6. The womb of the Virgin took it, and she received conception and gave birth.
    7. So the Virgin became a mother with great mercies.
    8. And she labored and bore the Son but without pain, because it did not occur without purpose.
    9. And she did not require a midwife, because He caused her to give life.
    10. She brought forth like a strong man with desire, and she bore according to the
    manifestation, and she acquired according to the Great Power.
    11. And she loved with redemption, and guarded with kindness, and declared with grandeur.
    Hallelujah.


    Put on the Grace (ODE 20)

    ©Schreiner/ The Odes Project

    The offering of the Lord is righteousness,
    put on the grace of the Lord
    The gift of the Lord is purity of heart,
    put on the grace of the Lord
    For His thought is not like the world,
    put on the grace of the Lord
    nor like them who worship according to the flesh,
    put on the grace of the Lord

    Put on the grace,
    Put on the grace,
    Put on the grace of the Lord
    Receive of His kindness,
    Receive of His joy,
    Put on the grace of the Lord
    Offer yourself without holding back,
    Put on the grace of the Lord
    Don't deceive your neighbor,
    or oppress anyone,
    Put on the grace of the Lord
    make yourself a garland from His tree.
    Put on the grace of the Lord
    Then put it on your head and be joyful in His rest,
    Put on the grace of the Lord

    To Him who loves us and
    freed us from our sins by His blood
    To Him who made us
    a kingdom and priests to serve His God and Father,
    to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever, Amen


    Ode 20


    1. I am a priest of the Lord, and Him I serve as a priest;
    2. And to Him I offer the offering of His thought.
    3. For His thought is not like the world, nor like the flesh, nor like them who worship
    according to the flesh.
    4. The offering of the Lord is righteousness, and purity of heart and lips.
    5. Offer your inward being faultlessly; and let not your compassion oppress
    compassion; and let not yourself oppress a self.
    6. You should not purchase a stranger because he is like yourself, nor seek to deceive
    your neighbor, nor deprive him of the covering for his nakedness.
    7. But put on the grace of the Lord generously, and come to His Paradise, and make
    for yourself a garland from His tree.
    8. Then put it on your head and be joyful, and recline upon His rest.
    9. For His glory will go before you; and you shall receive of His kindness and of His
    grace; and you shall be anointed in truth with the praise of His holiness.
    10. Praise and honor to His name. Hallelujah.


    I was lifted up into the Light (Ode 21)

    ©Schreiner/ The Odes Project

    I was lifted up into the light,
    (The God of my salvation)
    I put off darkness, and put on light.
    .(my light and my salvation.)
    He released me from my chains,
    (the God of my salvation).
    And he showed me great compassion,
    (my help and my salvation).
    And I was near Him, and lost myself in praise
    Glory to God in the highest Amen.

    I passed before the Lord Most High,
    the God of my salvation
    I served before Him in the light,
    my light and my salvation
    And healing went before Him,
    the God of my salvation
    and we fellow-shipped in purity,
    my help and my salvation
    And I was near Him, and lost myself in praise
    Glory to God in the highest Amen.

    Chorus:
    Glory to God, (Alleluia,)
    In the highest. (Alleluia)
    To the Light of the World and our salvation,
    Glory to God, (Alleluia,)
    In the highest. (Alleluia)
    To the Light of the World and our salvation, Amen.


    Ode 21


    1. I lifted up my arms on high on account of the compassion of the Lord.
    2. Because He cast off my bonds from me, and my Helper lifted me up according to
    His compassion and His salvation.
    3. And I put off darkness, and put on light.
    4. And even I myself acquired members. In them there was no sickness or affliction
    or suffering.
    5. And abundantly helpful to me was the thought of the Lord, and His everlasting
    fellowship.
    6. And I was lifted up in the light, and I passed before Him.
    7. And I was constantly near Him, while praising and confessing Him.
    8. He caused my heart to overflow, and it was found in my mouth; and it sprang forth
    unto my lips.
    9. Then upon my face increased the exultation of the Lord and His praise. Hallelujah.


    Ode 22


    1. He who caused me to descend from on high, and to ascend from the regions below;
    2. And He who gathers what is in the Middle, and throws them to me;
    3. He who scattered my enemies, and my adversaries;
    4. He who gave me authority over bonds, so that I might unbind them;
    5. He who overthrew by my hands the dragon with seven heads, and set me at his
    roots that I might destroy his seed;
    6. You were there and helped me, and in every place Your name surrounded me.
    7. Your right hand destroyed his evil venom, and Your hand leveled the Way for
    those who believe in You.
    8. And It chose them from the graves, and separated them from the dead ones.
    9. It took dead bones and covered them with flesh.
    10. But they were motionless, so It gave them energy for life.
    11. Incorruptible was Your way and Your face; You have brought Your world to
    corruption, that everything might be resolved and renewed.
    12. 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.


    Keep on Walking (Ode 23)

    ©Schreiner/ The Odes Project

    Joy, Grace and Love
    as we Walk in the knowledge of the Lord
    Joy, Grace and Love
    as we Walk in the knowledge of the Lord

    Keep on walkin in the Joy
    Keep on walkin in the Grace
    Keep on walkin in the Love
    and you shall receive
    Keep on walkin in the Joy
    Keep on walkin in the Grace
    Keep on walkin in the Love
    and you shall put these on.
    Put on Joy, put on Grace, put on Love


    Ode 23


    1. Joy is for the holy ones. And who shall put it on but they alone?
    2. Grace is for the elect ones. And who shall receive it but they who trusted in it from
    the beginning?
    3. Love is for the elect ones. And who shall put it on but they who possessed it from
    the beginning?
    4. 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.
    5. And His thought was like a letter, and His will descended from on high.
    6. And it was sent like an arrow which from a bow has been forcibly shot.
    7. And many hands rushed to the letter, in order to catch it, then take and read it.
    8. But it escaped from their fingers; and they were afraid of it and of the seal which
    was upon it.
    9. Because they were not allowed to loosen its seal; for the power which was over the
    seal was greater than they.
    10. 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.
    11. But a wheel received it, and it came over it.
    12. And a sign was with it, of the kingdom and of providence.
    13. And everything which was disturbing the wheel, it mowed and cut down.
    14. And it restrained a multitude of adversaries; and bridged rivers.
    15. And it crossed over and uprooted many forests, and made an open way.
    16. The head went down to the feet, because unto the feet ran the wheel, and whatever
    had come upon it.
    17. The letter was one of command, and hence all regions were gathered together.
    18. And there was seen at its head, the head which was revealed, even the Son of Truth
    from the Most High Father.
    19. And He inherited and possessed everything, and then the scheming of the many ceased.
    20. Then all the seducers became headstrong and fled, and the persecutors became
    extinct and were blotted out.
    21. And the letter became a large volume, which was entirely written by the finger of God.
    22. And the name of the Father was upon it; and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, to
    rule forever and ever.
    Hallelujah.


    Ode 24


    1. The dove fluttered over the head of our Lord Messiah, because He was her head.
    2. And she sang over Him, and her voice was heard.
    3. Then the inhabitants were afraid, and the foreigners were disturbed.
    4. The bird began to fly, and every creeping thing died in its hole.
    5. And the chasms were opened and closed; and they were seeking the Lord as those
    who are about to give birth.
    6. But He was not given to them for nourishment, because He did not belong to them.
    7. But the chasms were submerged in the seal of the Lord, and they perished in the
    thought with which they had remained from the beginning.
    8. For they were in labor from the beginning, and the end of their travail was life.
    9. And all of them who were lacking perished, because they were not able to express
    the word so that they might remain.
    10. And the Lord destroyed the devices, of all those who had not the truth with them.
    11. For they were lacking in wisdom, they who exalted themselves in their mind.
    12. So they were rejected, because the truth was not with them.
    13. For the Lord revealed His way, and spread widely His grace.
    14. And those who understood it knew His holiness.
    Hallelujah.


    His rest is forever (Ode 25)

    ©Duhan/Schreiner/ The Odes Project

    I fled unto you O my God
    I was rescued from my chains
    Because you are the right hand of salvation
    And you saved me by your grace
    Those who rise up against me
    No more were they seen
    I was despised and rejected in their eyes
    But your face was with me

    His rest is forever and ever
    For ever hallelujah hallelujah

    I became mighty in your truth
    And holy in your righteousness
    I became Yours by the name of the Lord
    by Your kindness justified

    His rest is forever and ever
    For ever hallelujah
    His rest is forever and ever
    For ever hallelujah, hallelujah ,hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah


    Ode 25


    1. I was rescued from my chains, and I fled unto You, O my God.
    2. Because You are the right hand of salvation, and my Helper.
    3. You have restrained those who rise up against me, and no more were they seen.
    4. Because Your face was with me, which saved me by Your grace.
    5. But I was despised and rejected in the eyes of many, and I was in their eyes like lead.
    6. And I acquired strength from You, and help.
    7. A lamp You set for me both on my right and on my left, so that there might not be
    in me anything that is not light.
    8. And I was covered with the covering of Your Spirit, and I removed from me my
    garments of skin.
    9. Because Your right hand exalted me, and caused sickness to pass from me.
    10. And I became mighty in Your truth, and holy in Your righteousness.
    11. And all my adversaries were afraid of me, and I became the Lord's by the name of the Lord.
    12. And I was justified by His kindness, and His rest is forever and ever. Hallelujah.


    From the East unto the West (Ode 26)

    ©Duhan/Schreiner/ The Odes Project

    I poured out all praise to the Lord
    Because I am his own
    I will sing His holy song
    For my heart is with Him alone

    All I need is to trust and to rest
    To be satisfied in Him
    Like the water from a stream
    Bringing grace to the ones who seek it

    (Chorus)
    From the East unto the West
    From the South unto the North
    From the summits and the crests
    Our thanksgiving is poured forth

    Blessing and honor and glory to You Blessing and honor and glory to You
    Father Son and Holy Spirit Father Son and Holy Spirit
    How can I express the wonders of God
    When perfection is in Him
    I can only be amazed
    And thank Him with all of my heart
    All I need is to trust and to rest
    To be satisfied in Him
    Like the water from a stream
    Bringing grace to the ones who seek it

    Blessing and honor and glory to You Blessing and honor and glory to You
    Father Son and Holy Spirit Father Son and Holy Spirit
    One God forever and ever


    Ode 26


    1. I poured out praise to the Lord, because I am His own.
    2. And I will recite His holy ode, because my heart is with Him.
    3. For His harp is in my hand, and the odes of His rest shall not be silent.
    4. I will call unto Him with all my heart, I will praise and exalt Him with all my members.
    5. For from the East and unto the West is His praise;
    6. Also from the South and unto the North is His thanksgiving.
    7. Even from the crest of the summits and unto their extremity is His perfection.
    8. Who can write the odes of the Lord, or who can read them?
    9. Or who can train himself for life, so that he himself may be saved?
    10. Or who can press upon the Most High, so that He would recite from His mouth?
    11. Who can interpret the wonders of the Lord? Though he who interprets will be
    destroyed, yet that which was interpreted will remain.
    12. For it suffices to perceive and be satisfied, for the odist stand in serenity;
    13. Like a river which has an increasingly gushing spring, and flows to the relief of
    them that seek it.
    Hallelujah.


    Ode 27


    1. I extended my hands and hallowed my Lord,
    2. For the expansion of my hands is His sign.

    3. And my extension is the upright cross.
    Hallelujah.


    Ode 28


    1. As the wings of doves over their nestlings, and the mouths of their nestlings
    towards their mouths, so also are the wings of the Spirit over my heart.
    2. My heart continually refreshes itself and leaps for joy, like the babe who leaps for
    joy in his mother's womb.
    3. I trusted, consequently I was at rest; because trustful is He in whom I trusted.
    4. He has greatly blessed me, and my head is with Him.
    5. And the dagger shall not divide me from Him, nor the sword;
    6. Because I am ready before destruction comes, and have been set on His immortal side.
    7. And immortal life embraced me, and kissed me.
    8. And from that life is the Spirit which is within me. And it cannot die because it is life.
    9. Those who saw me were amazed, because I was persecuted.
    10. And they thought that I had been swallowed up, because I seemed to them as one
    of the lost.
    11. But my injustice became my salvation.
    12. And I became their abomination, because there was no jealousy in me.
    13. Because I continually did good to every man I was hated.
    14. And they surrounded me like mad dogs, those who in stupidity attack their masters.
    15. Because their thought is depraved, and their mind is perverted.
    16. But I was carrying water in my right hand, and their bitterness I endured by my sweetness.
    17. And I did not perish, because I was not their brother, nor was my birth like theirs.
    18. And they sought my death but did not find it possible, because I was older than
    their memory; and in vain did they cast lots against me.
    19. And those who were after me sought in vain to destroy the memorial of Him who
    was before them.
    20. Because the thought of the Most High cannot be prepossessed; and His heart is
    superior to all wisdom.
    Hallelujah.


    Ode 29


    1. The Lord is my hope, I shall not be ashamed of Him.
    2. For according to His praise He made me, and according to His grace even so He
    gave to me.
    3. And according to His mercies He exalted me, and according to His great honor He lifted me up.
    4. And he caused me to ascend from the depths of Sheol, and from the mouth of death
    He drew me.
    5. And I humbled my enemies, and He justified me by His grace.
    6. For I believed in the Lord's Messiah, and considered that He is the Lord.
    7. And He revealed to me His sign, and He led me by His light.
    8. And He gave me the scepter of His power, that I might subdue the devices of the
    people, and humble the power of the mighty.
    9. To make war by His Word, and to take victory by His power.
    10. And the Lord overthrew my enemy by His Word, and he became like the dust
    which a breeze carries off.
    11. And I gave praise to the Most High, because He has magnified His servant and the
    son of His maidservant.
    Hallelujah.


    Fill yourselves with Living Water (Ode 30)

    ©Duhan/Schreiner/ The Odes Project

    Fill yourselves with living water
    For he has opened up his word
    Come and take a drink if you are thirsty
    Rest beside the fountain of the Lord

    Hallelujah for the living water
    Infinite, invisible
    Pouring forth, it has been opened for you
    And the heart of the Lord is its source

    Chorus:
    For this water is sweeter than honey
    The sweetest things cannot compare
    Blessed are those who drink from it
    They find rest for their souls
    for it is pure


    Ode 31


    1. Chasms vanished before the Lord, and darkness dissipated before His appearance.
    2. Error erred and perished on account of Him; and contempt received no path, for it
    was submerged by the truth of the Lord.
    3. He opened His mouth and spoke grace and joy; and recited a new chant to His name.
    4. Then He lifted his voice towards the Most High, and offered to Him those that had
    become sons through Him.
    5. And His face was justified, because thus His Holy Father had given to Him.
    6. Come forth, you who have been afflicted, and receive joy.
    7. And possess yourselves through grace, and take unto you immortal life.
    8. And they condemned me when I stood up, me who had not been condemned.
    9. Then they divided my spoil, though nothing was owed them.
    10. But I endured and held my peace and was silent, that I might not be disturbed by them.
    11. But I stood undisturbed like a solid rock, which is continuously pounded by
    columns of waves and endures.
    12. And I bore their bitterness because of humility; that I might redeem my nation and instruct it.
    13. And that I might not nullify the promises to the patriarchs, to whom I was promised for the salvation of their
    offspring.
    Hallelujah.


    Ode 32


    1. To the blessed ones the joy is from their heart, and light from Him who dwells in them;
    2. And the Word of truth who is self-originate,
    3. Because He has been strengthened by the Holy Power of the Most High; and He is
    unshaken forever and ever.
    Hallelujah.


    Ode 33


    1. But again Grace was swift and dismissed the Corruptor, and descended upon him to renounce him.
    2. And he caused utter destruction before him, and corrupted all his work.
    3. And he stood on the peak of a summit and cried aloud from one end of the earth to the other.
    4. Then he drew to him all those who obeyed him, for he did not appear as the Evil One.
    5. However, the perfect Virgin stood, who was preaching and summoning and saying:
    6. O you sons of men, return, and you their daughters, come.
    7. And leave the ways of that Corruptor, and approach me.
    8. And I will enter into you, and bring you forth from destruction, and make you wise
    in the ways of truth.
    9. Be not corrupted nor perish.
    10. Obey me and be saved, for I am proclaiming unto you the grace of God.
    11. And through me you will be saved and become blessed. I am your judge;
    12. And they who have put me on shall not be falsely accused, but they shall possess
    incorruption in the new world.
    13. My elect ones have walked with me, and my ways I will make known to them who
    seek me; and I will promise them my name.

    Hallelujah.


    Ode 34


    1. There is no hard way where there is a simple heart, nor barrier for upright thoughts,
    2. Nor whirlwind in the depth of the enlightened thought.
    3. Where one is surrounded on every side by pleasing country, there is nothing
    divided in him.
    4. The likeness of that which is below is that which is above.
    5. For everything is from above, and from below there is nothing, but it is believed to
    be by those in whom there is no understanding.
    6. Grace has been revealed for your salvation. Believe and live and be saved. Hallelujah.


    A Cloud of Peace (Ode 35)

    ©Schreiner/ The Odes Project

    A cloud of peace has risen
    Over my head
    A cloud of peace has risen
    over my head
    My salvation
    My salvation
    A cloud of peace has risen
    over my head

    A cloud of peace has risen
    Above my head

    My salvation
    My salvation


    Ode 35


    1. The gentle showers of the Lord overshadowed me with serenity, and they caused a
    cloud of peace to rise over my head;
    2. That it might guard me at all times. And it became salvation to me.
    3. Everyone was disturbed and afraid, and there came from them smoke and judgment.
    4. But I was tranquil in the Lord's legion; more than shade was He to me, and more
    than foundation.
    5. And I was carried like a child by its mother; and He gave me milk, the dew of the
    Lord.
    6. And I was enriched by His favor, and rested in His perfection.
    7. And I spread out my hands in the ascent of myself, and I directed myself towards
    the Most High, and I was redeemed towards Him.
    Hallelujah.


    I rested on the Spirit of the Lord (Ode 36)

    ©Duhan/Schreiner/The Odes Project

    I rested on the Spirit of the Lord
    And was lifted up to heaven
    And was caused to stand on my feet
    In the high place of His kingdom
    According to His goodness
    He forgave my sin
    Anointed me with perfection
    As one of those near to Him.

    Son of Man, Son of God
    He was named , named the Light
    Glorified among the glorious
    And greatest among the great
    Son of Man Son of God
    He was named, named the Light
    Glorified among the glorious
    And greatest among the great
    Hallelujah ,, hallelujah

    My mouth was like a cloud of dew
    My heart, a stream of righteousness.
    My approach was in peace
    In the Spirit of Providence
    According to His goodness
    He forgave my sin
    Anointed me with perfection
    As one of those near to Him.

    Son of Man, Son of God
    He was named the Light
    Glorified among the glorious
    And greatest among the great
    Son of Man, Son of God
    He was named , named the Light
    Glorified among the glorious
    And greatest among the great
    Hallelujah, hallelujah
    Hallelujah, hallelujah


    Ode 36


    1. I rested on the Spirit of the Lord, and She lifted me up to heaven;
    2. And caused me to stand on my feet in the Lord's high place, before His perfection
    and His glory, where I continued glorifying Him by the composition of His Odes.
    3. The Spirit brought me forth before the Lord's face, and because I was the Son of
    Man, I was named the Light, the Son of God;
    4. Because I was the most glorified among the glorious ones, and the greatest among
    the great ones.
    5. For according to the greatness of the Most High, so She made me; and according to
    His newness He renewed me.
    6. And He anointed me with His perfection; and I became one of those who are near Him.
    7. And my mouth was opened like a cloud of dew, and my heart gushed forth like a
    gusher of righteousness.
    8. And my approach was in peace, and I was established in the Spirit of Providence.
    Hallelujah.


    I Stretched Out My Hands (ODE 37.)

    ©Schreiner/The Odes Project

    I stretched out my hands to my Lord:
    and to my God I raised my voice:
    And I prayed with the voice of my heart;
    and He heard my cry He heard my cry He heard my cry
    Lord have mercy on me for I am a sinner
    Lord have mercy on me for I am a sinner
    I stretched out my hands to my Lord:
    and to my God I raised my voice:
    And I prayed with the voice of my heart;
    and He heard my cry He heard my cry He heard my cry
    Allelu, Alleluia, Allelu, Alleluia Allelu, Alleluia Alleluia

    His Word came to me with His answer; with His answer His Word came to me
    He gave rest for the weary by the grace of the Lord.
    He gave rest for the weary by the grace of the Lord
    Hallelujah


    Ode 37


    1. I stretched out my hands towards the Lord, and towards the Most High I raised my voice.
    2. And I spoke with the lips of my heart, and He heard me when my voice reached Him.
    3. His Word came towards me, in order to give me the fruits of my labors;
    4. And gave me rest by the grace of the Lord.
    Hallelujah


    Ode 38


    1. I went up into the light of Truth as into a chariot, and the Truth led me and caused me to come.
    2. And caused me to pass over chasms and gulfs, and saved me from cliffs and valleys.
    3. And became for me a haven of salvation, and set me on the place of immortal life.
    4. And He went with me and caused me to rest and did not allow me to err; because
    He was and is the Truth.
    5. And there was no danger for me because I constantly walked with Him; and I did
    not err in anything because I obeyed Him.
    6. For Error fled from Him, and never met Him.
    7. But Truth was proceeding on the upright way, and whatever I did not understand He exhibited to me:
    8. All the poisons of error, and pains of death which are considered sweetness.
    9. And the corrupting of the Corruptor, I saw when the bride who was corrupting was
    adorned, and the bridegroom who corrupts and is corrupted.
    10. And I asked the Truth, Who are these? And He said to me: This is the Deceiver and the Error.
    11. And they imitate the Beloved and His Bride, and they cause the world to err and corrupt it.
    12. And they invite many to the wedding feast, and allow them to drink the wine of their intoxication;
    13. So they cause them to vomit up their wisdom and their knowledge, and prepare for them mindlessness.
    14. Then they abandon them; and so they stumble about like mad and corrupted men.
    15. Since there is no understanding in them, neither do they seek it.
    16. But I have been made wise so as not to fall into the hands of the Deceivers, and I
    myself rejoiced because the Truth had gone with me.
    17. For I was established and lived and was redeemed, and my foundations were laid
    on account of the Lord's hand; because He has planted me.
    18. For He set the root, and watered it and endowed it and blessed it, and its fruits will
    be forever.
    19. It penetrated deeply and sprang up and spread out, and it was full and was enlarged.
    20. And the Lord alone was glorified, in His planting and in His cultivation;
    21. In His care and in the blessing of His lips, in the beautiful planting of His right hand;
    22. And in the attainment of His planting, and in the understanding of His mind.
    Hallelujah.


    Ode 39


    1. Raging rivers are the power of the Lord; they send headlong those who despise Him.
    2. And entangle their paths, and destroy their crossings.
    3. And snatch their bodies, and corrupt their natures.
    4. For they are more swift than lightnings, even more rapid.
    5. But those who cross them in faith shall not be disturbed.
    6. And those who walk on them faultlessly shall not be shaken.
    7. Because the sign on them is the Lord, and the sign is the Way for those who cross
    in the name of the Lord.
    8. Therefore, put on the name of the Most High and know Him, and you shall cross
    without danger; because rivers shall be obedient to you.
    9. The Lord has bridged them by His Word, and He walked and crossed them on foot.
    10. And His footsteps stand firm upon the waters, and were not destroyed; but they are
    like a beam of wood that is constructed on truth.
    11. On this side and on that the waves were lifted up, but the footsteps of our Lord
    Messiah stand firm.
    12. And they are neither blotted out, nor destroyed.
    13. And the Way has been appointed for those who cross over after Him, and for those
    who adhere to the path of His faith; and who adore His name.
    Hallelujah.


    Sing Allelu (Ode 40)

    ©Schreiner/ The Odes Project

    Grace, pouring forth like a fountain flowing,
    Our hearts open wide to sing Your praise,
    And our sound becomes sweet with Your Anthems ringing
    Praise to the name of the Lord

    Sing Allelu, Sing Allelu,
    We rejoice in your love, most High
    Sing Allelu, Sing Allelu,
    In Your light, You shine forever
    Shine in us, O Lord, forever
    We're the light to the world, Allelu.

    Let us who are afraid, find refuge in Christ,
    and redemption assured in His name
    By day and by night, we delight in Your love
    And forever your Word will remain


    Ode 40


    1. As honey drips from the honeycomb of bees, and milk flows from the woman who
    loves her children, so also is my hope upon You, O my God.
    2. As a fountain gushes forth its water, so my heart gushes forth the praise of the
    Lord, and my lips bring forth praise to Him.
    3. And my tongue becomes sweet by His anthems, and my members are anointed by
    His odes.
    4. My face rejoices in His exultation, and my spirit exults in His love, and my nature
    shines in Him.
    5. And he who is afraid shall trust in Him, and redemption shall be assured in Him.
    6. And His possessions are immortal life, and those who receive it are incorruptible.
    Hallelujah.


    A Great Day has Shined upon us (Ode 41)

    ©Schreiner/The Odes Project

    A great day has shined upon us
    Glory to God in the Highest
    Let our faces shine in His light
    The light of the World is our God
    We live in the Lord by His grace
    Glory to God in the Highest
    Let us sing by His love Let us sing by His light
    The light of the World is our God

    Glory Let His children praise Him
    Glory let us receive the truth of His faith
    Glory let us honor Him in goodness
    Glory and we agree in His name

    For the Father of Truth has remembered us
    And His Word is with us on our way
    For the dawning of light is the Son of God
    Giving life by the truth of His name
    Giving life by the truth of His name

    His children shall be acknowledged by Him Glory to God in the Highest
    The Savior gives life and does not reject us The light of the World is our God
    Let us meditate on His love, by day and by night Glory to God in the Highest
    For a great day has shined upon us The light of the World is our God

    Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

    Glory!Glory!Glory!Glory!Glory!Glory!


    Ode 41


    1. Let all the Lord's babes praise Him, and let us receive the truth of His faith.
    2. And His children shall be acknowledged by Him, therefore let us sing by His love.
    3. We live in the Lord by His grace, and life we receive by His Messiah.
    4. For a great day has shined upon us, and wonderful is He who has given to us of His
    glory.
    5. Let us, therefore, all of us agree in the name of the Lord, and let us honor Him in
    His goodness.
    6. And let our faces shine in His light, and let our hearts meditate in His love, by
    night and by day.
    7. Let us exult with the exultation of the Lord.
    8. All those who see me will be amazed, because I am from another race.
    9. For the Father of Truth remembered me; he who possessed me from the beginning.
    10. For His riches begat me, and the thought of His heart.
    11. And His Word is with us in all our way, the Savior who gives life and does not
    reject ourselves.
    12. The Man who humbled Himself, but was exalted because of His own
    righteousness.
    13. The Son of the Most High appeared in the perfection of His Father.
    14. And light dawned from the Word that was before time in Him.
    15. The Messiah in truth is one. And He was known before the foundations of the
    world, that He might give life to persons forever by the truth of His name.
    16. A new chant is for the Lord from them that love Him.
    Hallelujah.


    Ode 42


    1. I extended my hands and approached my Lord, for the expansion of my hands is His sign.
    2. And my extension is the upright cross, that was lifted up on the way of the Righteous One.
    3. And I became useless to those who knew me not, because I shall hide myself from
    those who possessed me not.
    4. And I will be with those who love me.
    5. All my persecutors have died, and they sought me, they who declared against me,
    because I am living.
    6. Then I arose and am with them, and will speak by their mouths.
    7. For they have rejected those who persecute them; and I threw over them the yoke
    of my love.
    8. Like the arm of the bridegroom over the bride, so is my yoke over those who know me.
    9. And as the bridal chamber is spread out by the bridal pair's home, so is my love by
    those who believe in me.
    10. I was not rejected although I was considered to be so, and I did not perish although
    they thought it of me.
    11. Sheol saw me and was shattered, and Death ejected me and many with me.
    12. I have been vinegar and bitterness to it, and I went down with it as far as its depth.
    13. Then the feet and the head it released, because it was not able to endure my face.
    14. And I made a congregation of living among his dead; and I spoke with them by
    living lips; in order that my word may not be unprofitable.
    15. And those who had died ran towards me; and they cried out and said, Son of God,
    have pity on us.
    16. And deal with us according to Your kindness, and bring us out from the bonds of darkness.
    17. And open for us the door by which we may come out to You; for we perceive that
    our death does not touch You.
    18. May we also be saved with You, because You are our Savior.
    19. Then I heard their voice, and placed their faith in my heart.
    20. And I placed my name upon their head, because they are free and they are mine.
    Hallelujah.


    The translation reflected on this site is the Charlesworth Translation, though a variety of translations were considered in the development of The Odes Project.