The Hymn of the Robe of Glory (Echoes

of the Hymn appear in Syriac. Only THE N op
three lines are preserved one is untrans- THE ROBE
;
lateable, the second is utterly unmet rical, OF GLORY.
and the third which appears to be the
concluding line of the Poem contains
a very doubtful word. Probably the
copy used by the editor who inserted the
Hymn in The Acts of Thomas was badly
damaged at the end. The fragments,
thus completed, seem to be genuine,
for we almost require some mention of
the Pearl at the end of the Poem. I
cannot attempt to venture the two mis
sing lines, but the general sense appears
"
to be as follows :
Now, while with acclamation all His
courts resound,
I wait until His gracious Promise be
fulfilled :
That with Him to the Royal Council I
should go,
And with my Pearl appear before them
at
His side.
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