07 September 2006

A prayer of St Symeon the New Theologian

Come, true light
Come, eternal life
Come, hidden mystery
Come, nameless treasure
Come, Ineffable One
Come, Inconceivable One
Come, endless rejoicing
Come, sun that never sets
Come, true hope of all who wish to be saved
Come, awakening of all who sleep
Come, resurrection of the dead
Come, Powerful One who ever creates and re-creates and transfigures by your
simple will
Come, Invisible One beyond all touch or grasping
Come, eternally Motionless One, ever active to come to us and save us who
lie in hell
Come, beloved name repeated everywhere, whose existence and nature we cannot
express or know
Come, eternal joy
Come, untarnished crown
Come, royal purple of our great King and God
Come, jewelled belt of shining crystal
Come, unapproachable sandal
Come, imperial vestment
Come, sovereign right hand
Come, Lord
whom my miserable soul has longed for
and longs for still
Come, Solitary One to this solitary,
for as you see I am all alone...
Come, for you have alienated me from all things
and made me be alone in this world
Come, you who have become my desire
and have made me desire you, the Inaccessible One
Come, my breath, my life
Come, consolation of my poor soul
Come, my joy, my glory, my endless delight
For I must give you all my thanks
for making yourself one with me in spirit

Amen

A hat tip to Helena Fisher for bringing it to my attention.

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