The authors have collected a stunning array of hymns, songs, & liturgical chants spanning Christianity's first six centuries. The hymns come from a variety of sources.
The book includes the words with verses.
Contents:
? New Testament hymns
? The odes of Solomon
? Early hymns from orthodox traditions
? Hymns from the New Testament Apocrypha
? Gnostic hymns from Nag HammadI
? Saint Ephrem's Harp of the Spirit
? Hymns from the Eastern church
? The Crucible of Latin hymnody
? Closing hymns: Saint Gregory the Great
? Devotional & topical index
? Source & name index
