Category archives: Ephraim the Syrian
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Blessed is He who came Down
St.Ephraim the Syrian
1. O John, who sawest the Spirit, -- that abode on the head of the Son, -- to show how the Head of the Highest -- went down and was baptized -- and came up to be Head on earth! -- Children of the Spirit ye have thus become, -- and Christ... [read more]
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Happy are Ye Whose Bodies have Been Made to Shine!
St.Ephraim the Syrian
1. God in His mercy stooped and came down, -- to mingle His compassion with the water, -- and to blend the nature of His majesty -- with the wretched bodies of men. -- He made occasion by the water -- to come down and to d... [read more]
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Blessed is He who Atoned Your Sins, that Ye Might Receive his Body Worthily!
St.Ephraim the Syrian
1. The flock of Jacob came down -- and stood round the well of water. -- In the water they put on the similitude of the wood that was covered by it. -- Mysteries these and types of the Cro... [read more]
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Blessed be He that Ordained Baptism, for the Atonement of the Sons of Adam!
St.Ephraim the Syrian
1. Descend, my brethren, put on from the waters of baptism the Holy Spirit; -- be joined with the spirits that minister to the Godhead!
2. For lo! He is the fire that secretly, seals also His flo... [read more]
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Blessed be He that Blots Out in Water Misdeeds that are Without Measure! – St.Ephraim the Syrian
1. Descend my sealed brethren, put ye on our Lord, -- and be rejoined to His lineage, for He is son of a great lineage, -- as He has said in His Word.
2. From on high is His Nature, and from b... [read more]
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Receive the gifts that God has promised ( St. Ephraim the Syrian )
“What unspeakable delight shall we know, when the King with great joy shall say: Come ye blessed of my Father, possess the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.Then my Brother, then shall you receive the f... [read more]
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SAINT ISAAC THE SYRIAN -ON SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
When the spiritual man draws near to being resurrected within you,
a deadness to all things will awaken in you,a joy will burn in your soul the like of which there is nothing in creation,
and your thoughts will be confined within you... [read more]
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2 years ago
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Hymn concerning our Lord and John.
St. Ephraim the Syrian
1. My thought bore me to Jordan, -- and I saw a marvel when there was revealed -- the glorious Bridegroom who to the Bride -- shall bring freedom and holiness.
2. I saw John filled with wonder, -- and the multitudes standing about him,... [read more]
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Blessed is He who Went Down and was Baptized in Jordan, and Turned Back the People from Error!
St. Ephraim the Syrian
1. In Baptism Adam found again -- that glory that was among the trees of Eden. -- He went down, and received it out of the water; -- he put it on, and went up and was adorned th... [read more]
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Glory to Him who came and Restored It!
St. Ephraim the Syrian
1. Adam sinned and earned all sorrows; -- likewise the world after His example, all guilt. -- And instead of considering how it should be restored, -- considered how its fall should be pleasant for it. -- Glory to Him Who came and... [read more]
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2 years ago
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St. Ephraim the Syrian
(Resp. -- Blessed be He Who was baptized that He might baptize you, that ye should be absolved from your offences.)
1. The Spirit came down from on high, -- and hallowed the waters by His brooding. -- In the baptism of John, -- He passed by the rest and abode on On... [read more]
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