Hymns and Poetry of the Eastern Church

by Bernhard Pick

Publishers:

Eaton and Mains; Jennings and Graham

, 1908

Overview

Building from John Mason Neale’s 1862 Hymns of the Eastern Church—which provided the only English versions of any Eastern hymns—this volume presents a collection of the Eastern Church’s sacred poetry in English, also including fragments from the earliest Greek Christian poets and Ephraim the Syrian.

Hymns and Poetry of the Eastern Church offers any student of hymnology a valuable resource for studying the worship of the Eastern Christian tradition.

Key Features

• Presents English versions of Eastern hymns and poetry
• Includes fragments from the earliest Greek Christian poets
• Provides a valuable resource for studying Orthodox hymnology

Product Details

• Title: Hymns and Poetry of the Eastern Church
• Author: Bernhard Pick
• Publishers: Eaton and Mains, Jennings and Graham
• Print Publication Date: 1908
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Pages: 184
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Orthodox Eastern Church › Hymns; Hymns, Greek › Translations into English
• Resource ID: LLS:HMNSPTRY
• Resource Type: text.monograph.hymnal
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:00:10Z

About Bernhard Pick

Bernhard Pick (1842–1917) studied at Union Theological Seminary in New York. He was a German-American Lutheran pastor and scholar who wrote many articles for various encyclopaedias and indexes. He also wrote several books, including Hymns and Poetry of the Eastern Church and The Cabala: Its Influence on Judaism and Christianity.