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The Arabic Gospel of the Infancy of the Saviour

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6. Then old Simeon saw Him shining like a

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pillar

of

light

,

when

the

Lady

Mary

,

His

virgin

mother

,

rejoicing

over

Him

,

was

carrying

Him

in

her

arms

.

And

angels

,

praising

Him

,

stood

round

Him

in

a

circle

,

like

life

guards

standing

by

a

king

.

Simeon

therefore

went

up

in

haste

to

the

Lady

Mary

,

and

,

with

hands

stretched

out

before

her

,

said

to

the

Lord

Christ

:

Now

,

O

my

Lord

,

let

Thy

servant

depart

in

peace

,

according

to

Thy

word

;

for

mine

eyes

have

seen

Thy

compassion

,

which

Thou

hast

prepared

for

the

salvation

of

all

peoples

,

a

light

to

all

nations

,

and

glory

to

Thy

people

Israel

.

Hanna

also

,

a

prophetess

,

was

present

,

and

came

up

,

giving

thanks

to

God

,

and

calling

the

Lady

Mary

blessed

.

Notes

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Luke ii. 25–38.