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Hymns and Homilies

St Ephrem the Syrian, tr. Burgess, 1853

1. 1. Hymn 1: On the Death of a Child
2. 2. Hymn 2: On the Death of Children
3. 3. Hymn 3: On the Death of Children
4. 4. Hymn 4: On the Death of Youth
5. 5. Hymn 5: On the Death of a Young Person
6. 6. Hymn 6: On the Death of a Private Person
7. 7. Hymn 7: On the Death of a Presbyter
8. 8. Hymn 8: On the Death of a Bishop
9. 9. Hymn 9: On the Death of a Deacon
10. 10. Hymn 10: A Prayer in the Prospect of Death
11. 11. Hymn 11: On the Death of a Private Person
12. 12. Hymn 12: The Parting of Body and Soul
13. 13. Hymn 13: Hymn on the Resurrection
14. 14. Hymn 14: On the Funeral of a Prince or Rich Man
15. 15. Hymn 15: Christ the Companion of the Disembodied Soul
16. 16. Hymn 16: On the Death of a Monk
17. 17. Hymn 17: On the Death of a Woman
18. 18. Hymn 18: On the Death of an Aged Man
19. 19. Hymn 19: On the Death of a Presbyter
20. 20. Hymn 20: Necessity for Preparation for Death
21. 21. Hymn 21: On the Death of a Presbyter
22. 22. Hymn 22: For a Time of Pestilence
23. 23. Hymn 23: A Prayer in Prospect of Judgment
24. 24. Hymn 24: A Morning Hymn
25. 25. Hymn 25: Hymn for the Evening
26. 26. Hymn 26: Hymn for Easter
27. 27. Hymn 27: Before Retiring to Rest
28. 28. Hymn 28: Hymn for the Lord's Day
29. 29. Hymn 29: A Hymn of the Whole Church
30. 30. Hymn 30: For the Whole Church
31. 31. Hymn 31: A Prayer to the Trinity
32. 32. Hymn 32: For Defence Against Satan
33. 33. Hymn 33: For the Whole Convent
34. 34. Hymn 34: A General Invocation
35. 35. Hymn 35: The Praises of Noah
36. 3. Metrical Homily 3: Ad Clerum
37. 4. Metrical Homily 4: On the Mystery of the Trinity
38. 5. Metrical Homily 5: That Matter is Not Eternal
39. 6. Metrical Homily 6: Error Counterfeits Truth
40. 7. Metrical Homily 7: The Mystery of the Trinity
41. 8. Metrical Homily 8: On the Two Natures of Jesus Christ
42. 9. Metrical Homily 9: Man is Ignorant of Himself
43. A Prayer of Ephraem