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... Ode III . " On the rock of Thy Com- mandments " Ode IV . " CHRIST , we turn our eyes to 52 63 53 55 38 Thee " The Stichera of the Last Kiss Idiomela for All Saints 57 59 65 Page S. COSMAS , surnamed The Melodist- ( A.D . vi CONTENTS .
... Ode III . " On the rock of Thy Com- mandments " Ode IV . " CHRIST , we turn our eyes to 52 63 53 55 38 Thee " The Stichera of the Last Kiss Idiomela for All Saints 57 59 65 Page S. COSMAS , surnamed The Melodist- ( A.D . vi CONTENTS .
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... , -the strophe , in fact , is called the Hirmos , from its draw- ing others after it . The stanzas which are to follow it are called troparia , from their turning to it . Let Ps . cxix . 13 , be the Hirmos INTRODUCTION . XXV.
... , -the strophe , in fact , is called the Hirmos , from its draw- ing others after it . The stanzas which are to follow it are called troparia , from their turning to it . Let Ps . cxix . 13 , be the Hirmos INTRODUCTION . XXV.
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... Thou lov'st Thou dost chastise , And mourn'st for them that fall : Thou , as a Father , mark'st our tears and pain , And welcomest the prodigal again . I lie before Thy door , O turn me not 26 36 S. ANDREW OF CRETE .
... Thou lov'st Thou dost chastise , And mourn'st for them that fall : Thou , as a Father , mark'st our tears and pain , And welcomest the prodigal again . I lie before Thy door , O turn me not 26 36 S. ANDREW OF CRETE .
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John Mason Neale. I lie before Thy door , O turn me not away ! Nor in mine old age give me o'er To Satan for a prey ! But ere the end of life and term of grace , Thou Merciful ! my many sins efface ! The Priest beheld , and pass'd The ...
John Mason Neale. I lie before Thy door , O turn me not away ! Nor in mine old age give me o'er To Satan for a prey ! But ere the end of life and term of grace , Thou Merciful ! my many sins efface ! The Priest beheld , and pass'd The ...
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John Mason Neale. Marvel of marvels ! Thou , O LORD , didst turn The water into wine , As once Thou spak'st the word To Egypt's river , and forthwith ' twas blood . All praise to Thee , O LORD , Who now By laying down Thy glory , man ...
John Mason Neale. Marvel of marvels ! Thou , O LORD , didst turn The water into wine , As once Thou spak'st the word To Egypt's river , and forthwith ' twas blood . All praise to Thee , O LORD , Who now By laying down Thy glory , man ...
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Adam adore Angel blest Canon Catavasia Cento CHRIST is risen commemorated compositions Constantine Constantine Pogonatus Constantinople Cosmas Council of Nicæa Creation bless cry with heart's death didst dost thou earth earthly Eastern Church ecclesiastical poetry eternal evermore Exult faith Fathers gladness glorious glory grace Gregory Nazianzen Habakkuk heart's endeavour hearts Heav'n heavenly Hirmos Holy art Thou hymn Hymnographers Iconoclastic Icons Idiomela Image Men immortality Incarnate Jerusalem JESUS John Damascene King Leo the Armenian Let all Creation light LORD magnify His Name Manichæism Martyrs mercy mighty Monarch Monotheletism mortal o'er Octoechus ODE VIII Pascha Patriarch Tarasius peace Pentecostarion poet praise Priest Quinquagesima raise Resurrection Saints shalt sing song sorrow soul SPIRIT stanzas STICHERA Studium Sunday Synaxarion Thee Theodore Thine Thou art bless'd throne to-day tomb Triodion Troparia troparion victory Virgin Wherefore we cry wondrous WORD ἐκ ἐν καὶ τὴν τῆς τὸν τῶν
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Page 27 - Christian, dost thou hear them, How they speak thee fair, "Always fast and vigil, Always watch and prayer?" Christian, answer boldly, "While I breathe I pray!
Page 87 - If I ask Him to receive me, Will He say me nay ? " Not till earth and not till heaven Pass away.
Page 26 - Christian, dost thou see them On the holy ground, How the troops of Midian Prowl and prowl around ? Christian, up and smite them, Counting gain but loss; Smite them by the merit Of the holy Cross.
Page 130 - Safe home, safe home in port ! — Rent cordage, shattered deck, Torn sails, provisions short, And only not a wreck...
Page 86 - Hath He marks to lead me to Him, If He be my guide ? " In His feet and hands are wound-prints, And His side.
Page 40 - With hymns of victory. 2 Our hearts be pure from evil, That we may see aright The Lord in rays eternal Of resurrection-light ; And, listening to His accents, May hear so calm and plain His own " All hail," and hearing, May raise the victor strain.
Page 40 - Now let the heavens be joyful ; Let earth her song begin ; Let the round world keep triumph, And all that is therein...
Page 63 - THOSE eternal bowers Man hath never trod, Those unfading flowers Round the throne of GOD. Who may hope to gain them After weary fight ? Who at length attain them Clad in robes of white ? He, who gladly barters All on earthly ground ; He who, like the martyrs, Says ' I will be crowned ' : He, whose one oblation Is a life of love ; Clinging to the nation Of the blest above.
Page 137 - Still let them succour us ; still let them fight, LORD of Angelic hosts, battling for right ; Till, where their anthems they ceaselessly pour, We with the Angels may bow and adore.
Page 3 - The toils of day are over : I raise the hymn to thee ; And ask that free from peril The hours of fear may be.