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Hello Geketa Cherokee Heroine
A dedication to to my friend
You started a nice forum to prize GOD. I will start with:
A Hymn to God
(by St. Gregory the Theologian)
Translation is not mine.
"O
Thou Who art above all things! For what besides this am I allowed to utter
concerning Thee? How can words hymn Thee? For Thou canst not be expressed by
any words. How can the mind behold Thee? For Thou art inaccessible to any mind.
Thou alone art unutterable, because Thou past brought forth all things that can
be uttered in words! Thou alone art unknowable, for Thou hast brought forth all
that can be embraced by thought. All things, both rational and irrational, give
Thee honor. The common desires of all are directed towards Thee; all hearts are
pained for Thy sake; all things send up entreaty to Thee; to Thee all things
that understand Thy beckoning utter a silent hymn of praise. By Thee alone do
all things exist? All things strive together towards Thee. Thou art the end of
all things; Thou art single and all; Thou art neither single, nor solitary, nor
all. O Thou Who art named by all names! What shall I name Thee, the single
unnamable! Moreover, what heavenly mind can penetrate the veils beyond the
clouds? Be merciful, O Thou Who art above all things! For what besides this am
I allowed to utter concerning Thee?" .
It was was not easy to find as this is written in an old English version.
Warm Regards
Georgios
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