{"collection":"chr","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/chr/hec/hec39.htm","path":"chr/hec/hec39.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/chr/hec/hec39.htm","text":"Hymns of the Eastern Church, by J.M. Neale, [1884]\nCanon for Christmas Day\nby S. Cosmas\n\u1fec\u03ac\u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03af\u03b6\u03b7\u03c2.\nRod of the Root of Jesse,\n \u00a0\u00a0Thou, Flower of Mary born,\n From that thick shady mountain\u00a0*\n \u00a0\u00a0Cam\u2019st glorious forth this morn:\n Of her, the ever Virgin,\n \u00a0\u00a0Incarnate east Thou made,\n The immaterial Essence,\n \u00a0\u00a0The God by all obeyed!\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Glory, Lord, Thy servants pay\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To Thy wondrous might to-day!\nThe Gentiles\u2019 expectation,\n \u00a0\u00a0Whom Jacob's words foretell,\n Who Syria's pride shalt vanquish,\n \u00a0\u00a0Samaria's pride shalt quell;\n Thou from the Root of Judah\n \u00a0\u00a0Like some fair plant dost spring,\n To turn old Gentile error\n \u00a0\u00a0To Thee, its God and King!\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Glory, Lord, Thy servants pay\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To Thy wondrous might to-day!\nIn Balaam's ancient vision\n \u00a0\u00a0The Eastern seers were skilled,\n They marked the constellations,\n \u00a0\u00a0And joy their spirits filled:\n For Thou, bright Star of Jacob,\n \u00a0\u00a0Arising in Thy might,\n Didst call these Gentiles first-fruits\n \u00a0\u00a0To worship in Thy light. p. 138\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They in holy reverence bent,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gifts acceptable present.\nAs on a fleece descending\n \u00a0\u00a0The gentle dews distil,\n As drops the earth that water,\n \u00a0\u00a0The Virgin didst Thou fill.\n For Media, leagued with Sheba,\n \u00a0\u00a0Falls down and worships Thee:\n Tarsihish and Ethiopia,\n \u00a0\u00a0The Isles and Araby.\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Glory, Lord, Thy servants pay\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To Thy wondrous might to-day\n[In Mr. Young's book. The melody by Dr. Schroeder.]\n136:* The reference is to the Song of Habakkuk; [iii. 3], where the LXX. give\u2014\"God shall come from Teman, and The Holy from the thick and shady mountain of Paran.\"","title":"Hymns of the Eastern Church: S. Cosmas: Canon For Christm...","type":"page"}