An Ancient Greek Nativity Hymn by Gregory of Nazianzus
For your enjoyment this Christmas: a very old Greek Christmas hymn! This one was written by none other than Gregory …
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ὦ νῦξ ἱερά (O Holy Night in Greek)
Ω ΝΥΞ ΙΕΡΑ ὦ νῦξ ἱερά·ἀστέρων ἐκλαμπούντωντῇδε νυκτὶ σωτῆρος γεννηθέντος·πάλ’ ἔκειτο ὁ κόσμος ἐν σκοτίᾳἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐφάνηαὐγὴν …
Ancient Greek Hymns (with English translations)
The inspiration for this post comes from this excellent article, entitled “Greek Hymns of the Early Church“. (This post is …