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Life of St Porphyry, Bishop of Gaza
Mark the Deacon, tr. Hill, 1913
Chapter 81
But when the man went down the three boys were found sitting upon a great stone unharmed and of good cheer, talking with each other. And when the man beheld them he marvelled exceedingly and glorified God, and shouted out from below and said:’ Glorify the Lord, for the three boys live.’ And when the saintly and holy bishop heard, and the people, they rejoiced, and sending down a great basket bade the three to be brought up together. For they were little children of about six or seven years. And he that was below having received the basket and fastened it safely set the three therein, exhorting them to shut their eyes until they should come to the top, and to say: ‘Jesus Christ, save us.’ And having done this he shouted out to pull the rope steadily; and as they pulled they said the hymn of the three children:1 ‘Blessed art thou, Lord God of our fathers.’ And when they came up and the saintly bishop beheld them (for he was standing at the mouth of the well and holding the rope) he was filled with joy and wept and cried out, saying:2 ‘All ye works of the Lord, praise the Lord, sing unto him.’ And when they had lifted them out of the basket, they searched them, lest any part of their body were bruised; and there was no hurt found in them.
Notes
- [Dan. iii. 52.]
- [Dan. iii. 57.]