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Hymns included: The Siege of Nisibis Hymns 1-3 The Persian Invasion Hymns 4-12 Concerning Bishop Jacob and His Companions Hymns 13-16 Concerning Bishop Abraham, Bishop of Nisibis Hymns 17-21 Concerning Our Lord, and Concerning Death and Satan Hymns 35-42 Concerning Satan and Death Hymns 52-68 Hymns on the Nativity Hymns for the Feast of Epiphany The Pearl - Seven Hymns on the Faith Homilies Homily on Our Lord Homily on Admonition and Repentan...

For the First time in well 100 years, this effort has been pains takingly re-edited for the modern English reader. Saint Ephrem the Syrian was born sometime around the year 306 in Nibisis, a Syrian town located in modern-day Turkey. Fleeing westward from the Persians, who were ravaging Turkey, Ephrem settled in Edessa, in southern Turkey, in 363. There, he continued to write hymns, especially defending the teaching of the Council of Nicea agai...