Songs of the Sage
The hymn of the holy ones — sing for joy, all ye that walk in perfection; for ye are the lot of God, and the powers of darkness shall not prevail against you.
1Sing for joy, all ye perfect of way. With harp of salvation open ye your mouths. With cymbals praise the Lord. Lift up your voice in joyful song. Praise ye Him, all ye that walk in His commandments — that ye may declare His marvellous works among the children of men.
2Praise the wondrous works of God, all ye perfect of way; with harp and lyre and ten-stringed instruments. Sing forth your joy. Praise the Lord without ceasing. The angels of His presence are with you. The host of heaven encompasseth you about. The Lord Himself is your shepherd.
3And the spirits of darkness shall not have power over you. The angels of destruction shall not lay hand upon you. Lilith shall not enter your dwellings. The destroyer that goeth in darkness shall not enter the gates of the holy. For the Lord hath set His hedge about you; the Lord hath written your names in the book of life.
4Be of good cheer, ye children of light. Walk ye in the way of the perfect. Bear ye one another's burdens. Forgive ye one another. Love ye one another. The God of love shall be with you; the God of peace shall keep you; the God of glory shall crown you.
5And ye, O spirits of the bastards, hear the rebuke of the Master. Ye shall not stand in the day of judgment. Ye shall not abide in the assembly of the holy. Ye shall be cast into the dark places, even into the everlasting fire that hath been prepared for the devil and his angels. The Lord shall rebuke you; the Lord shall destroy you; the Lord shall make an end of you.
6But unto the chosen of righteousness, the Lord shall give His everlasting peace. He shall set them at His right hand. He shall crown them with glory. He shall make them ministers of the inner sanctuary. They shall behold His face for ever and ever.
7Hallelujah. Glory be unto the God of the holy ones; the God that rebuketh the powers of darkness; the God that hath set His holy hedge about His chosen. Forever and ever. Amen.
