Plain text of Ode 40
1 As the honey distils from the comb of the bees,
2 and the milk flows from the woman that loves her children;
3 so also is my hope on Thee, my GOD.
4 As the fountain gushes out its water,
5 so my heart gushes out the praise of the Lord and my lips utter praise to Him, and my tongue His psalms.
6 And my face exults with His gladness, and my spirit exults in His love, and my soul shines in Him:
7 and reverence confides in Him; and redemption in Him stands assured:
8 and His inheritance is immortal life, and those who participate in it are incorrupt. Hallelujah.