GRS Mead - The Hymn of the Robe of Glory

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THE HYMN.

I.

1When, a quite little child, I was dwelling

In the House of my Father’s Kingdom,

2 And in the wealth and the glories

Of my Up!ringers I was delighting,

3 From the "ast, our Home, my #arents

Forthsent me with $ourneypro%ision&

4 Indeed from the wealth of our 'reasure,

'hey !ound up for me a load&

5 (arge was it, yet was it so light

'hat all alone I could !ear it&

II.

6)old from the (and of )§ l ~ n,

*il%er from )an+ ~ the )reat,

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7-halcedonies of India,

Irishued [Opals.] from K ã sh~ n&

8'hey girt me with Adamant [also]

'hat hath power to cut e%en iron&

9

/y )lorious 0o!e they too off me



Which in their lo%e they had wrought me,

10 And my #urple /antle [also]

Which was wo%en to match with my stature&

III.

11 And with me 'hey [then] made a compact1

In my heart wrote it, not to forget it2

123If thou goest down into "gypt,

And thence thou !ring’st the one #earl

13"['he #earl ] that lies in the *ea,

Hard !y the loud!reathing *erpent,

14"['hen] shalt 'hou put on thy 0o!e

And thy /antle that goeth upon it,

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15" And with thy 4rother, Our *econd,

*halt thou !e Heir in our Kingdom&"

IV.

16 I left the "ast and went down

With two -ouriers [with me];

17

For the way was hard and dangerous,

For I was young to tread it&





A comrade, for sharing my wares with&

28 He warned me against the "gyptians,

’)ainst mi7ing with the unclean ones&

29 For I had clothed me as they were,

'hat they might not guess I had come

30 From afar to tae off the #earl,

And so rouse the *erpent against me&

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VII.

31 4ut from some occasion or other

'hey learned I was not of their country&

32With their wiles they made my acquaintance1

8ea, they ga%e me their %ictuals to eat&

33 I forgot that I was a King’s son,

And !ecame a sla%e to their ing&

34 I forgot all concerning the #earl

For which my #arents had sent me1

35 And from the weight of their %ictuals

I san down into a deep sleep&

VIII.

36 All this that now was !efalling,



/y #arents percei%ed and were an7ious&

37 It was then proclaimed in our Kingdom,

'hat all should speed to our )ate

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38 Kings and -hieftains of #arthia,

And of the "ast all the #rinces&

39 And this is the counsel they came to2

I should not !e left down in "gypt&

40 And for me they wrote out a (etter1

And to it each 6o!le his 6ame set2

IX.

413From UsKing of Kings, thy Father,

And thy /other, 9ueen of the 5awnland,

423And from Our *econd, thy 4rother

'o thee, *on, down in "gypt, Our )reeting:

433Up an arise from thy sleep,

)i%e ear to the words of Our (etter:

4430emem!er that thou art a King’s son1

*ee whom thou hast ser%ed in thy sla%edom&



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45 4ethin thyself of the #earl

For which thou didst $ourney to "gypt&

X.

4630emem!er thy )lorious 0o!e,

'hy *plendid /antle remem!er,

473'o put on and wear as adornment,

When thy 6ame may !e read in the 4oo of the Heroes,

483And with Our *uccessor, thy 4rother,

'hou mayest !e Heir in Our Kingdom&3

49 /y (etter was [ surely] a (etter

'he King had sealed up with His 0ight Hand,

50’)ainst the -hildren of 4~ !el, the wiced,

'he tyrannical 5aimons of *ar!ã g&

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XI.

51 It flew in the form of the "agle,

Of all the winged tri!es the ing!ird1

52 It flew and alighted !eside me,

And turned into speech altogether&



53 At its %oice and the sound of its winging,

I waed and arose from my deep sleep&

54Unto me I too it and issed it1

I loosed its seal and I read it&

55 "’en as it stood in my heart writ,

'he words of my (etter were written&

XII.

56 I remem!ered that I was a King’s son,

And my ran did long for its nature&

57 I !ethought me again of the #earl,

For which I was sent down to "gypt&

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58 And I !egan [then] to charm him,

'he terri!le loud!reathing *erpent&

59 I lulled him to sleep and to slum!er,

-hanting o’er him the 6ame of my Father,

60'he 6ame of our *econd, [my 4rother ],

And [ 6ame] of my /other, the "ast9ueen&

XIII.



61 And [thereon] I snatched up the #earl,

And turned to the House of my Father&

62'heir filthy and unclean garments

I stripped off and left in their country&

63'o the way that I came I !etoo me,

'o the (ight of our Home, to the 5awnland&

64On the road I found [there] !efore me,

/y (etter that had aroused me

65 As with its %oice it had roused me,

*o now with its light it did lead me

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XIV.

66On fa!ric of sil, in letter of red [.],

With shining appearance !efore me [.],

67 "ncouraging me with its guidance,

With its lo%e it was drawing me onward&

69

I went forth1 through *ar!ã g I passed1

I left 4~ !elland on my left hand1

70 And I reached unto /aish~ n the )reat,

'he meetingplace of the merchants,

71 'hat lieth hard !y the *eashore&



XV.

72 /y )lorious 0o!e that I’d stripped off,

And my /antle with which it was co%ered,

73 5own from the Heights of Hyrc~ nia,

'hither my #arents did send me,

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74 4y the hands of their 'reasuredispensers

Who trustworthy were with it trusted&

75Without my recalling its fashion,

In the House of my Father my childhood had left it,

76 At once, as soon as I saw it,

'he )lory looed lie my own self&

XVI.

77 I saw it in all of me,

And saw me all in [all of ] it,

78'hat we were twain in distinction,

And yet again one in one lieness&

79 I saw, too, the 'reasurers also,

Who unto me had down!rought it,

80Were twain [and yet ] of one lieness1

For one *ign of the King was upon them



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81Who through them restored me the )lory,

'he #ledge of my Kingship [.].

XVII.

82

'he )lorious 0o!e all!espangled

With sparling splendour of colours2

83With )old and also with 4eryls,

-halcedonies, irishued [Opals.],

84With *ards of %arying colours&

'o match its grandeur [.], moreo%er, it had !een completed2

85With adamantine $ewels

All of its seams were offfastened&

86[ /oreo%er ] the King of Kings’ Image

Was depicted entirely all o’er it1

87 And as with *apphires a!o%e

Was it wrought in a motley of colour&

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XVIII.

88 I saw that moreo%er all o’er it

'he motions of )nosis a!ounding1



89 I saw it further was maing

0eady as though for to spea&

90 I heard the sound of its /usic

Which it whispered as it descended [.]2

9134ehold him the acti%e in deeds:

For whom I was reared with my Father1

923I too ha%e felt in myself

How that with his wors wa7ed my stature&3

XIX.

93 And [now] with its Kingly motions

Was it pouring itself out towards me,

94

And made haste in the hands of its )i%ers,

'hat I might [tae and ] recei%e it&

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95 And me, too, my lo%e urged forward

'o run for to meet it, to tae it&

96 And I stretched myself forth to recei%e it1

With its !eauty of colour I deced me,

97 And my /antle of sparling colours

I wrapped entirely all o’er me&



XX.

98 I clothed me therewith, and ascended

'o the )ate of )reeting and Homage&

99 I !owed my head and did homage

'o the )lory of Him who had sent it,

100Whose commands I [now] had accomplished,

And who had, too, done what He’d promised&

101

[ And there] at the )ate of His Housesons

I mingled myself with His #rinces1

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102 For He had recei%ed me with gladness,

And I was with Him in His Kingdom1

XXI.

103'o whom the whole of His *er%ants

With sweetsounding %oices sing praises&

* * * * *

104 He had promised that with him to the -ourt

Of the King of Kings I should speed,

105 And taing with me my #earl

*hould with him !e seen !y our King&



“Quando eu era criancinha, demaiado no!o ara #a$ar e mora!a no %eino da &aa demeu 'ai, de$ei(ando)me na riue+a e no e$endor daue$e ue me nu(riam, meu ai

me en!iaram do orien(e, noo $ar, numa mio, euiado com urimen(o ara a -ornada. a riue+a de noo (eouro e$e me deram um /rande carre/amen(o, maue era $e!e, ara ue eu udee carre/)$o o+inho.

car/a coni(ia de ouro da (erra a$(a, ra(a do /rande (eouro, -ia deemera$da da ndia e /a(a de uhan. cin/iram)me com diaman(e. %e(iraram aminha !e(e cra!e-ada de -ia e adornada de ouro ue, or eu amor, ha!iam #ei(o aramim, e meu man(o de rura, con#eccionado na minha ea(a medida.

#i+eram um ac(o comi/o, /ra!ando)o em meu corao ara ue eu no udeeeuec)$o, di+endo i(o: <e (u #ore ao /i(o e da$i (rouere a =ro$a ue e encon(ra

no meio do mar, en!o$(a e$a eren(e !ora+, en(o co$ocar ou(ra !e+ a !e(e cra!e-adade -ia e, or cima, o man(o ue (an(o arecia e er um herdeiro de noo reino,

-un(amen(e com (eu irmo, o e/undo em noa hieraruia.

eiei o >rien(e e ar(i acomanhado de doi /uia, oi o caminho era di#?ci$ e eri/oo e eu era -o!em ara uma (a$ !ia/em. (ra!eei a #ron(eira de @aihan, o$u/ar de encon(ro do mercadore orien(ai, che/uei A Berra de CaDe$ e en(rei e$amura$ha de <arDu/. &on(inuei e, che/ando ao /i(o, meu acomanhan(e eararam)e de mim.

Encon(inen(e rocurei a eren(e, e(aDe$ecendo)me rimo de ua morada, a/uardandoa ocaio em ue e$a #icae ono$en(a e #oe dormir, ara en(o (irar)$he a =ro$a.&omo e(a!a o+inho e me man(inha A ar(e, arecia um e(ranho ara meucomanheiro de hoeda/em. n(re(an(o, $ eu !i um homem $i!re, meu aren(e da(erra da $!orada, um -o!em #ormoo e Dem #a!orecido, #i$ho de FoDre. $e !eio e

-un(ou)e a mim.

Gi)$o meu arceiro redi$e(o, um arceiro ara minha -ornada. &omo con(an(ecomanheiro a$er(ou)me oDre o e/?cio, ara ue e!i(ae mi(urar)me com oimuro. 'oi, ha!ia me !e(ido como e$e, ara ue no udeem ima/inar ue eu erae(ran/eiro e (inha !indo de $on/e ara aoar)me da =ro$a e udeem aim inci(ar a

eren(e con(ra mim.

@a or a$/uma ra+o, e$e ouDeram ue eu no era de eu a?. &om ua ar(imanha,areen(aram)e a mim e o#ereceram)me eu a$imen(o ara comer. o ro!)$o,eueci)me ue era #i$ho de um %ei e (ornei)me um er!o do rei de$e. uecicom$e(amen(e a =ro$a ara a ua$ meu 'ai me ha!iam en!iado e, com o eo deeu a$imen(o, mer/u$hei num ono ro#undo

@eu 'ai erceDiam (udo aui$o ue e(a!a acon(ecendo, e #icaram anioo. Goi #ei(aen(o uma roc$amao em noo %eino: ue (odo e areen(aem raidamen(e no'r(ico. en(o o rei e che#e de 'ar(ia e (odo o noDre do He!an(e decidiram ue

eu no de!eria #icar no /i(o. cre!eram)me uma car(a e ne$a (odo o noDreainaram eu nome:



“e ar(e de (eu ai, o %ei do %ei, de (ua me, <enhora do He!an(e, e de nooe/undo, (eu irmo, ao noo #i$ho no /i(o, audaIeJ corda e deer(a de (eu ono.>u!e a a$a!ra de noa car(aJ HemDra)(e ue = #i$ho de um rei; ! a uem er!i(eem (ua ecra!ido. 'ena ou(ra !e+ oDre a =ro$a, a ra+o e$a ua$ !ia-a(e ao /i(o.HemDra)(e de (ua !e(e /$orioa e de (eu e$ndido man(o, ara ue oa ou(ra !e+

!e(i)$o e u)$o como ornamen(o, e ara ue (eu nome oa er $ido no Hi!ro doKeri, e com noo uceor, (eu irmo, oa er herdeiro em noo reino.L

car(a, ue o %ei ha!ia $acrado com ua mo direi(a, era como um mena/eiro con(ra aameaa do #i$ho de CaDe$ e do reDe$de demMnio do HaDirin(o. $a !oou na #orma deuma /uia, a rainha de (oda a a!e; !oou a(= ouar ao meu $ado, (ran#ormando)enum dicuro in(eiro. &om ua !o+ e o om de ua aa, $e!an(ei)me, deer(ando demeu ono ro#undo. Bomei)a, Dei-ei)a, ar(i eu $acre e a $i. a$a!ra de minha car(ae(a!am redi/ida como a ue e(a!am ecri(a em meu corao

HemDrei)me naue$e momen(o ue eu era #i$ho de rei e ue minha a$ma, nacida $i!re,

(inha audade daue$e da mema na(ure+a. HemDrei)me no!amen(e da =ro$a, e$a ua$eu ha!ia ido en!iado em mio ao /i(o. comecei a ca(i!ar a (err?!e$ e ruidoaeren(e. ncan(ei)a ara dormir, can(ando ara e$a o nome de meu 'ai, o nome denoo e/undo e o de minha me, a %ainha do >rien(e.

oderei)me, en(o, da =ro$a e ar(i em direo A caa de meu 'ai. %e(irei a!e(imen(a u-a e imura, deiando)a em eu a? de ori/em. iri/i)me ara ocaminho e$o ua$ ha!ia !indo, a e(rada ue $e!a A Hu+ de noa caa, o >rien(e. Focaminho, encon(rei dian(e de mim a mena/em ue ha!ia me deer(ado. aim comoe$a ha!ia me deer(ado com ua !o+, a/ora me orien(a!a com ua $u+ ue Dri$ha!a Aminha #ren(e; com ua !o+ !encia meu (emor, e com eu amor me condu+ia. u e/uiadian(eN Oi$umDra!a, A !e+e, a !e(e reai de eda, Dri$hando dian(e de mim.<e/ui adian(e; aei e$o HaDirin(o; deiei a Berra de CaDe$ A euerda; e che/uei a@aihan, o $u/ar de encon(ro do mercadore, ue e $oca$i+a na co(a.

@eu ai en!iaram)me a Oe(e de P$ria ue eu ha!ia deido e o @an(o ue a coDria.n!iaram)no da a$(ura de KrcRnia, e$a mo de eu di(riDuidore de (eouro,

oi ue, or ua $ea$dade, a e$e odiam er con#iado. <em me $emDrar de eue$endor, oi a ha!ia deiado na &aa de meu 'ai na minha in#Rncia, ao !)$a,imedia(amen(e a Oe(e areceu)me como a ima/em de mim memo.

'erceDi ne$a (odo o meu er e, or meio de$a, reconheci)me e erceDi)me. 'oi, aearde (ermo ido ori/inado da mema unidade, =ramo arcia$men(e di!idido e, noen(an(o, =ramo (amD=m uno em eme$hana. BamD=m, o (eoureiro ue a ha!iam(ra+ido do a$(o ara mim, !i ue eram doi ere, ma ha!ia uma nica #orma em amDo,um nico ?mDo$o rea$ coni(indo de dua me(ade. (ra+iam meu dinheiro e minhariue+a em ua mo e deram)me minha recomena.

/$orioa !e(e re$u+en(e, en#ei(ada com Dri$han(e e$endor de core: com ouro, =ro$a e (amD=m com edra recioa de di#eren(e core. 'ara rea$ar ua /rande+ae(a!a cin/ida com diaman(e. S$=m dioT a Ema/em do %ei do %ei e(a!ae(amada in(eiramen(e ne$a; edra de a#ira (inham ido a#iada na /o$a com $indo

e#ei(o.



'erceDi, ue mo!imen(o de gnosis aDunda!am em (oda ua e(eno, e ue e(a!a e rearando como ue ara #a$ar. >u!i o om de ua mica, ue uurra!a ao decer:<ou eu ue er(ence Aue$e ue = mai #or(e do ue (odo o ere humano e ara oua$ #ui indicada e$o rrio 'ai. erceDi em mim como minha e(a(ura aumen(a!acom ua a(i!idadeU.

Sa/oraT, com eu mo!imen(o reai, e$a !inha em minha direo, como ue areadana mo de eu doadore, ara ue eu udee S(om)$a eT receD)$a. de minha ar(e,(amD=m, meu amor in(a!a)me a correr ao eu encon(ro e (om)$a. (endi)me arareceD)$a; com ua De$e+a co$orida !e(i)me e enro$ei)me em meu man(o de corere$andecen(e.

Oe(ido dea #orma, acendi ao 'or(a$ da Coa Oinda e da %e!erncia. Enc$inei minhacaDea e re(ei homena/em A /$ria do 'ai ue a ha!ia en!iado, cu-a orden eu ha!iacumrido, e ue, de ua ar(e, (amD=m ha!ia #ei(o o ue rome(era. $e receDeu)me coma$e/ria, e #iuei com $e em eu %eino, e (odo eu di(o e(a!am can(ando hino

com !o+e re!eren(e. $e ermi(iu)me (amD=m er $e!ado A cor(e do %ei em uacomanhia, ara ue com a =ro$a eu udee comarecer dian(e do %ei.L

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