The Church seasons historically and poetically illustrated

The Church seasons historically and poetically illustrated

Author: Grant, Alexander H. (Alexander Henley)

Year: 1869

TABLE OF CONTENTS. ADVENT. Its Institution — The capital Seasons of Advent — General longing for a Christ — Hymn of Eupolis — Subjects of Advent Poetry — The Ambrosian Hymn, Veni Medempior Gentium — Poetry of the Second Advent — Theodore of the Studium — Ode on the Second Advent — George Wither's "Hymns and Songs of the Church" — Various Advents of Christ — Bishop Jeremy Taylor — His "Hymn for Advent" — Bishop Doane's "Two Advents." 1 CHRISTMAS DAY. Antiquity of Celebration — Various derivations of the Festival — Its relation to Judaism — And to Heathenism — The exact Time of the Nativity not ascertained — The three-fold Cycle of Sacred Seasons — Christinas Topics — Course of Prophecy — The Incarnation the great Fact in the History of the World — Defines and Limits the Fall of Man — Rationale of Christ's Poverty — Manhood the highest Offering of Earth to Heaven — Ephraim Syrus — His Hymn on the Nativity — Cosmas of Jerusalem — Ode from his Canon for Christmas Day — Maubumus — Hen quid jaces stabulo — Luis de Gongora — "Sonnet on the Nativity" — Archdeacon Churton's Translation — George Herbert's Lines on "Christmas" — Herrick's "Ode of the Birth of our Saviour" — Withers Christmas