Three Steles of Seth

The Third Stele — the Hymn unto the Pre-existent One, the unbegotten Father. The elect ascend through the orders, and rest in the silent Source of every Pleroma.

1We rejoice. We rejoice. We rejoice. We have seen — yea, we have seen — Him that is, even before Him that is, who is from the beginning, and who hath the existence of those that are.

2Thou art the Unbegotten. Thou art the One. Thou art the unutterable. Thou art the inconceivable. Thou art the Pre-existent One.

3From thee cometh the Father. By thee cometh the Mother. Through thee cometh the Son. In thee abideth the All.

4Thou art he which knoweth himself; for he is one — yea, he is alone. He is undivided. He is uncircumscribed. He is unmoved.

5Thou art the seal of all things. Thou art the source of every motion. Thou art the rest of every desire. Thou art the goal of every ascent.

6Thou art he in whom is the All. Thou art he by whom is the All. Thou art he unto whom is the All. Thou art the All.

7We bless thee. We adore thee. We are silent before thee. We are still.

8Thou art the Hidden One. Thou art the Unknown. Thou art the Unshown. Thou art the Unspeakable. Thou art the Silent One.

9He that hath known thee, he is one with thee. He that hath approached thee, he is folded into thee. He that hath rested in thee, he is no more.

10Thou hast given us the Mother. Thou hast given us the Father. Thou hast given us the Son. Thou hast given us thyself, in the silent Light.

11We have ascended through the powers. We have ascended through the eternal ones. We have ascended through the Pleroma. We have ascended unto thee.

12We have rested. We have rested. We have rested. He that is unutterable hath received us, even as a father receiveth his sons.

13He that is in repose hath given us repose. He that is silent hath silenced us. He that is one hath made us one.

14He hath brought us in. He hath set us in our place. He hath given us the inheritance. He hath spoken our name.

15We have known the One. We have known the All. We have known thee, the Father, in the silence of the silent Voice. Glory be unto thee — and again, glory.

16Now let him that hath ascended descend. Let him return after the manner of the descent: from the Father, through the Mother, through the Son. So descendeth he, that he may go up again.

17He that hath ascended ariseth. He that descendeth shall be reborn. He that knoweth himself shall come unto Him that is. He that is silent shall hear the Word. He that resteth shall be received.

18These are the holy hymns of Seth, the father of the unshakable race. He gave them unto his children, that they might recite them at the time of the ascent. He sealed them with the seal of the Spirit. He hid them upon the holy mountain.

19Whosoever hath received them and recited them — let him not utter them before the unworthy. Let him keep silent. Let him be a guardian of the holy things.

20Glory be unto the One, and the All, and the Three, and the Pleroma. Glory be unto the unutterable Father. Glory be unto Barbelo the Mother. Glory be unto the Self-Begotten Son. Glory be unto Pigeradamas the heavenly Man, and unto Seth his offspring, and unto the seed of Seth, the unshakable race. Forever and ever. Amen, amen, and amen.