3rd Hoos: Adam Hymn (Psali) - I thank You O God of Jacob :: الهوس الثالث: إبصالية أدام عربي - أشكرك يا إله يعقوب

I thank You O God of Jacob,
An awesome and able God,
Who perfected what is written,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

Saint Matthew began,
Speaking in symbols about,
The pregnancy of the Virgin,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ [God] desired the city of life,
A treasure and He found it,
A pure virgin child,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ He came with His light,
Into the field He hid it,
Then He purchased it,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

The Lamb of God became,
A priest serving the mysteries,
For He is the High Priest,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

The kingdom is symbolized,
By the mustard seed and yeast,
According to the evangelist,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ Yeast in wheat,
The glorified Trinity,
Purified us in Baptism,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ A treasure a man found,
He left and sold all he had,
And purchased the pearl of faith,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

The knowing Creator chose,
To be slaughtered for Adam,
To save the world,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

The Devil adorned his net,
To catch Adam and Eve,
He caught them like fishes,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ A thief and invader,
The beast and false prophet,
Seduced the Father’s sons,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ He captured them through sin,
Of the wicked fruit,
When they broke the command,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

In the old times,
It was truly written,
As a valid contract,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

Thorns and thistles shall be for you,
And made a crown,
Through Adam’s fault,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ God’s promises were fulfilled,
As said in the Torah,
“The seed of the woman comes,”
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ A Child and able God,
Fulfilled the Economy,
And killed the great serpent,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

You fulfilled Your words,
You are holy in Your works,
To tell Your deeds,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

Adam strayed and was baffled,
When he ate the fruit,
And was lost among the trees,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ His Lord desired him,
From the enemy, He saved him,
With His Blood, redeemed him,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ He is faithful and pure,
He perfected His right hand,
Melchizedek the elder,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

The aroma appeared and spread,
“I planted and My Father is the farmer,
A garden that bears goodness,”
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

Paul the Apostle spoke,
To the Virgin and Bride,
About the Church saying,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ “Sheep within the ranch,
Wander within the Church,
The meek mother,”
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ He gave the poor,
His righteousness at all times,
To His assembled people,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

In the mystery of the Eucharist,
Three things are needed,
Love, hope and faith,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

In Solomon’s temple,
Two high pillars,
Repentance and forgiveness,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ John the Evangelist,
Said “The mighty Father,
Sent His knowing Son,”
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ He fulfilled the psalm,
Our Lord was filled with light,
He reigns in joy,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

The honored Luke said,
Written in the Gospel,
“A man had a steward,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

When he heard his deeds,
He called him and asked,
To give an account of his funds,”
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ The Law of Israel began,
Then the Gospel was sent,
The wisdom of this age,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ He perfected the Law,
Of the sons of Jacob,
And what was written,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

They made a copper serpent,
In the wilderness of punishment,
And He changed it by His Cross,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

Jesus spoke on the Cross,
To His Mother and the beloved,
John of the exalted share,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ He honored him with a gift,
He gave him a command,
About the Mother of humanity,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ Behold a woman in water,
Pregnant manifestly,
Of her a Child came,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

This woman fled,
On the wings of God’s words,
The New Testament and the Torah,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

She fled to the desert,
Zion, the pure one,
To sustain the Seed,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ Abdel-Masseh the hegumen,
Wrote this hymn,
Presenting praise,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

+ For I am not counted,
A stranger from El Sheikh Mas’oud,
I present veneration,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.
O Lord keep our patriarch,

And his partners our bishops,
Confirm us with their prayers,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.

O Lord keep our priests,
And also our deacons,
With the rest of the believers,
In the gates of Zion’s daughter.