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John Brownlie

Hymns Of The Early Church

John Brownlie

Brownlie's collection of hymns from early Christian poets and church fathers, presenting ancient sacred poetry praising God as the source of light and celebrating the victory of divine glory over darkness.

99 Chapters

Table of Contents

1 Morning 2 Thine be the glory, God of Light, 3 With beauty decked the morn ascends, 4 Rise, thou glorious orb of day, 5 Up, up, my soul! with gladness rise, 6 The crimson blush of morning glows 7 The morn awakes; from eastern hills 8 JAM META NOCTIS TRANSIIT 9 Lo, in its brightness the morning arising, 10 From the hills the light is streaming, 11 ater arches, aperanton Cento from se ton aphthiton monarchen 12 The morn in beauty breaks, 13 Se kai nun eulogoumen 14 Fades the glory of the west-- 15 See where the orb of day 16 There is no darkness where Thou art, 17 Lord, upon our night descending, 18 Lord, let my evening prayer 19 O Lord of light, Thy beams display, 20 kurie eleeson. 'Antilabou, soson, eleeson kai diaphulaxon emas Litany of the Deacon 21 The day fades into night, 22 A crown of gold surpassing rare, 23 epseusamen se ten aletheian, loge 24 Christmas 25 In the early morning, 26 Lo, the clouds of night are rending, 27 Herdsmen keeping lonely vigil 28 oi magoi ta d?ra prospherousin oi poimenes to thauma keruttousin 29 Doxa en upsistois The? 30 techthentos tou Christou 31 Deute agalliasometha t? churio, to paron musterion ekdiegoumenoi 32 PUER NATUS IN BETHLEHEM From a Latin MS. of the Early 14th Century 33 Out from the rising of the sun, 34 ti soi prosenenkomen, Christe 35 Over trackless regions, 36 Doxa en upsistois The? 37 angeloi meta poimenon doxazousi 38 Glory in the highest! 39 Christos gennatai 40 Palm Sunday 41 O God of love, whose mercy came 42 Christos o Logos me theoi sarkoumenos 43 Easter 44 tas esperinas em?n euchas 45 anastasin Christou theasamenoi 46 He led them forth to Bethany, 47 See the King of kings ascending 48 kai ten pros upsos ouranou theian anlepsin 49 Past the cross with all its shame, 50 Pentecost 51 To God the Holy Ghost 52 Spirit of Light, Thy glory pour, 53 basileu ouranie, paraklete 54 Spirit of God, in love descend, 55 Lord, may Thy Holy Spirit calm 56 Ergo, os palai mathetais epengeilo 57 Anointing of the sick 58 tachus eis antilepsin, nomos uparchon Christi 59 eleous pege, uparchon 'peragathe 60 ton piston oiketen sou, anapouson os eusplanchnos 61 Almighty God, great Source of all, 62 Great love Divine, whose compass broad 63 Great Son of God, supremely brave, 64 Preparation for Worship 65 Almighty God! Thy power controls 66 tes patroas doxes sou 67 phos ilaron agais doxes 68 otan elthes o theos epi ges 69 ten achranton eikona sou proskunoumen 70 Consecration 71 o Soter emon, anatole anatol?n 72 JESU, LUX HOMINUM 73 os egerthe o kurios, thanatosas ton thanaton 74 Darkly the tempest swept 75 JERUSALEM LUMINOSA VERAE PACIS VISIO 76 PUGNATE, CHRISTI MILITES 77 Refrain 78 per tes anothen eirenes, kai tes soterias ton psuchon emon, tou Kuriou deethomen 79 Harvest 80 High on the throne of the Ancient of Days, 81 Ah, that blest abode above, 82 I sought the Lord at early morn, 83 Let a shining robe be mine, 84 I am alone, yet not alone, 85 Oh, the Cross, the Saviour dying, 86 I wandered sore distressed, 87 Once the Lord, for our salvation, 88 Close beside the heart that loves me 89 My soul doth wait on God, 90 The chariots of the Lord are strong, 91 O heavenly land beyond the sun! 92 There is no friend like Jesus, 93 When I heard the Saviour calling 94 I would not have a hand to guide 95 O Jesus, let me hear Thy voice, 96 Come, rest awhile; 'tis eventide-- 97 We bless Thee, Lord, that Thou hast spread 98 Hark the voice of angels. 99 O, come in early morning,

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