Hymns of the Eastern Church

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Hymns of the Eastern Church, in English translation

Text from Christian Classics Ethereal Library; in the public domain.

Contents

1. Preface to First Edition
2. Preface to Second Edition
3. Preface to Third Edition
4. Rhyme and Rhythm
5. Strophic Forms: Hirmos and Troparion
6. The Ode
7. The Canon
8. The Greek Ode and the Latin Sequence
9. Books containing Greek Hymns
10. Epochs of Greek Ecclesiastical Poetry
11. First Epoch
12. S. Anatolius
13. Stichera for a Sunday of the First Tone
14. Evening Hymn
15. Stichera at Vespers, S. Stephen's Day
16. Heri Mundus Exultavit
17. Stichera for Christmas-tide
18. Idiomelon for Christmas
19. Second Epoch
20. S. Andrew of Crete
21. Stichera for Great Thursday
22. Troparia for Palm Sunday
23. The Great Canon
24. Stichera for the Second Week of the Great Fast
25. Meso-Pentecost
26. S. Germanicus
27. A Sunday in the Week of the First Tone
28. S. John Damascene
29. Canon for Easter Day
30. Ode 1: 'Tis the Day of Resurrection
31. Ode 3: Come, and let us drink of that New River
32. Ode 4: Stand on thy watch-tower, Habakkuk the Seer
33. Ode 5: Let us rise in early morning
34. Ode 6: Into the earth's lowest parts descending
35. Ode 7: Who from the fiery furnace saved the Three
36. Ode 8: Thou hallowed chosen morn of praise
37. Ode 9: Thou New Jerusalem, arise and shine
38. The Stichera of the Last Kiss
39. Idiomela for All Saints
40. Ode 1: Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
41. Ode 3: On the rock of Thy Commandments
42. Ode 4: Christ, we turn our eyes to Thee
43. Ode 5: Thee, O Christ, we, very early rising
44. S. Cosmas, the Melodist
45. Ode 1: Christ is born! Tell forth His fame
46. Ode 3: Him, of the Father's very Essence
47. Ode 4: Rod of the Root of Jesse
48. Ode 5: Father of Peace, and God of Consolation
49. Ode 6: As Jonah, issuing from his three days' tomb
50. Ode 7: The Holy Children boldly stand
51. Ode 8: The dewy freshness from the furnace flings
52. Ode 9: O Wondrous Mystery, Full of Passing Grace
53. Cento on the Transfiguration
54. S. Tarasius
55. S. Theophanes
56. Idiomela on Friday of Tyrophagus
57. Stichera at the First Vespers of Cheese Sunday (Quinquagesima): “Adam's Complaint”
58. Theodore of the Studium
59. Canon for Apocreos
60. Ode 1: That fearful day, that day of speechless dread
61. Ode 3: God Comes;--and Who Shall Stand Before His Fear?
62. Ode 4: The Day is Near, the Judgment is at Hand
63. Ode 9: The Lord draws nigh, the righteous Throne's Assessor
64. Canon for Orthodoxy Sunday
65. S. Methodius I
66. Idiomela for a Sunday of the Fourth Tone
67. S. Joseph of the Studium
68. Sunday of the Prodigal Son
69. Let Our Choir New Anthems Raise
70. And Wilt Thou Pardon, Lord
71. Stars of the Morning
72. Ode 1: After Three Days Thou Didst Rise
73. Ode 3: Exalt, Exalt, the Heavenly Gates
74. Ode 4: Jesus, Lord of Life Eternal
75. Ode 5: Now that Death by death hath found its ending
76. Ode 6: Rain down, ye heav'ns, eternal bliss
77. Ode 7: Wafting Him up on high
78. Ode 8: Of twofold natures, Christ, the Giver
79. Ode 9: Holy gift, surpassing comprehension
80. Jesus, Name all Names Above
81. Metrophanes of Smyrna
82. O Unity of Threefold Light
83. Euthymius
84. Leo VI
85. John Mauropus
86. S. Stephen the Sabaite
87. Idiomela in the Week of the First Oblique Tone
88. The Pilgrims of Jesus
89. The Return Home