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Manichaean Hymn to Aumen
Manichaean Psalmbook 190 : 7-28

Thou art, Thou art, Thou art!Thy years shall not cease!
Holy, holy, holy to Thee, O Amen,King of the Aeons'!
Amen, pleasant Ships that willland us at our Haven!
Amen, sweet Dew that gives sweetnessto all the fruits!
Amen, this unsetting Sun, theLord of all. the dawning-places!
Amen, Moon filling the measurewhich yet never wanes!
Amen, the Perfect Day whereinthere is naught of night!
Amen, the crowned King who remainsin His Kingdom!
Amen, this holy God who is garlandedby His Aeons!
Amen, this lofty Light who shinesforth in His loved ones!
Amen, this mighty Power who givesstrength to the Elements!
Amen, the true Wisdom who givesteaching to the Souls!
Amen, this Holy Spirit who alsogives life to the Spirits!
Amen, this beloved Son who hasgiven himself to death for us!
Amen, the gentle Father who embracesus with His Love!
Amen, this gracious Mother whogives Her Milk to us!
The Father, Son, (and) Holy Spirit-thisis the Perfect Church!
Let us answer to the Amen!
When I utter the 'Amen', doorsof the' skies are opened;
O, psalmist of the Sky, Amen,to whom they' make music!

(Manichaean Psalmbook 190 : 7-28).

"Let us gather together, my brothers and understand who is God, the Hidden One (Aumen) who is revealed, the Silent One who also speaks (MP. 171: 26-28)!

Now who, my brothers, is worthy of all glory? It is the Father of Greatness who is worthy of all glory, the King, the God of Truth, the Exalted One of the Height, He of the bottomless Abyss, He of the unfailing crowns, He of the unfading garlands (MP. 133 :1-7)!

O Repose of the All, we give Thee g1ory the Father of Greatness, the Glorious. King, the Sun in His Aeons, the mighty' Crown-wearer, the Father of all our Race, the God of all the Gods, the Good Tree that has. given no evil fruit, the Father whose sons are' many, the Watcher who guards His tower, the' sleepless Shepherd, the~ Helmsman who does not drink, the King and God of Truth, He of the unfading crown (MP. l36':l3-27)!

O Lord, Thou art Alif the first, and Ta the last has come together. in Thee, and so Thy beneficent will has been fulfilled. All the Gods and Rulers, the Light-Deities and the righteous give praise with many a 'Holy!' (M 78).

Holy, holy, holy to Thy hymned Sovereignty! Holy, holy, holy to Thee, Father! .Holy, holy, holy to Thy chosen Name! Holy, Holy, holy to Thee, Father, holy, holy, holy
(M75)