"IN THE ADMONITORY

WRITINGS OF EPHRAEM, EVERY ONE MAY JUSTLY ADMIRE HOW DEEPLY HIS POWER OF INFLUENCING OTHERS PENETRATES; HOW MUCH OF SWEETNESS PROCEEDS FROM THEM; AND HOW GENIUS EVERYWHERE BUDS FORTH. IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT IN HIS CHOICE OF LANGUAGE AND OF ILLUSTRATIONS, HIS DISCOURSES INCLINE TO THE CUSTOMARY STYLE OF HOMILIES, AND THAT HE SHOULD EMPLOY A SIMPLICITY OF UTTERANCE."

PHOTIUS.

Dedication.

Preface .......

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CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION :—

I. On the Origin and Development of Syrian Metrical

Literature; II. On the Laws of Syrian Metrical Li-

terature; III. On its existing Monuments; IV. On

the Poetry of Ephraem, and the present Translations;

V. Life of Ephraem; VI. List of Authors

Metrical Bymas.

I.

On the Death of a Child...

II. On the Death of Children

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IX. On the Death of a Deacon

X. A Prayer in the Prospect of Death

XI. On the Death of a Private Person

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XII. The Parting of Body and Soul

XIII. Hymn on the Resurrection

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XIV. On the Funeral of a Prince or Rich Man

XV. Christ the Companion of the Disembodied Soul

XVI. On the Death of a Monk

XXII. For a Time of Pestilence

XXIII. A Prayer in prospect of Judgment..

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XXXI.

XXVIII. Hymn for the Lord's Day

XXIX. A Hymn of the whole Church

XXX. For the whole Church

A Prayer to the Trinity

XXXII. For Defence against Satan

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I. Of Syriac words illustrated; II. Of Texts of Scripture;

III. Of Subjects

LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.

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"THE SYRIANS ATTRIBUTE TO EPHRAEM TWELVE THOUSAND SONGS; THE

COPTS, FOURTEEN THOUSAND."-Asseman.

A Prayer of Ephraem.

"O LORD, UNITE IN PEACE

BOTH PRIESTS AND KINGS;

AND IN ONE CHURCH

LET THE PRIESTS OFFER PRAYERS

ON BEHALF OF KINGS,

AND LET PRINCES BE MERCIFUL

TO THOSE ABOUT THEM.

AND LET THE PEACE WHICH IS IN THYSELF

BE POSSESSED ALSO BY US,

O THOU LORD OF ALL THINGS

BOTH WITHOUT AND WITHIN !"