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Specimens of the hymns of Anthimus and Timocles, and of Eomanus. 



For Christmas. 

 TpoTra piov. 

 H 'yevvr]<7t,<; crov, Xpiare 6 ^eo? rjfia>v, 

 AveTeiXe roi Kocrfia to <pw<; ro Tr}<; 'yvwae(o<s. 

 Ev avTr} jap OL Tol'i aaTpoi,<; \aTpevovTe<} 

 Tiro aaTepo<; eBiSaaKOVTo 

 Se "KpoaKvvelv tov rjkiov t^s 8t,Kaioa-vvr)<;, 

 Kai ere yivaxTKeiv e^ {/■v^of? avaToXrjv. 

 Kvpce, ho^a aoi, 



KoVTaKLOV . 



H •7rap6evo<; aT]p,epov 

 Tov i-rrepovcnov TiKzei, 

 Kac 7) yrj to a-rrriKaiov 

 Tat mrpoo'iTep irpoaayei, 

 AyyeXoi fieTa iroifievcov Bo^oXoyovai, 

 Mayoi Be fieTa acTTepo'i oBonropovai • 

 At, rjfia^ yap eyevvr]67) 

 IlaiBiov veov 

 'O nrpo aiwvmv Oeof. 



For the Epiphany. 

 T poiraptov. 



Ev lopBavjj j3a7rTi^ofievov aov, Kvpie, 

 H Trj<; TpMBo<; e^avepwOrj TrpoaKvvrjai';. 



Kai, TO irvevfia ev elBet, Trepia-Tepa^ 

 E^e^aiov tov Xoyov to aa^aXe^, 

 O eTTKpavei'; XpiaTe 6 6e6^ 

 Kai TOV Koa-fiov ^mTtVa?, Bd^a aoi. 



KoVTUKlOV. 



ETr€(j)dv7]'; aT)iiepov 

 Ty oiKovfievT] 

 Kai, TO <pa}<; aov, Kvpie, 

 Earj/ieLwOr) e^' rjfia.'i 

 Ev eiTLyvwaei vp,vovvTWi ere. 

 HX0£'} e(f>avr]^ to ^wy to d-rrpoaiTOV. 

 For Easter. 

 T p OTrapiov. 

 XpiaToi avecTTT] ex veKpa>v 

 OavaTa davaTov TruTriaa^, 

 Kac TOts ev rot? /^vrj/xaai, 

 Zarjv •^apLadfievo'i, 



Ko vTaKiov. 

 El Kai ev Tacpcp KaTrjX6e<;, dOdvaTe, 

 AXXa TOV AiBov KadelXe^ t^v Bvvafuv, 

 Kai dvea-TTj:} «? viKr]TT]<;, XpicTTe 6 Oedi, 

 Fvvai^c /j,vpo(j)dpoL<; ^Oey^dfievo';, Xaipere, 

 Kai Tol<s (Tol'i a-rroa-ToXoi'; elp-^vijv Beopovfievoi;, 



Tov yap yevv^Topo<i ■>] ^covtj irpoae/MapTvpei aoi '0 rots irea-ovcn irape-xav dvdaTaaiv. 

 Aya-TTrjTov ae viov ovofia^ovcra. 



If we understand Theophanes rightly, the following hymn was composed by the 

 emperor Justinian, in the first half of the sixth century.'-^ 



'O /wvoyevrj<; vm Koi Xo'yo? tow 6eov dOdvaTOi inrdpxfov, koi KaTaBe^dp,evoi Bia t^v rjfieTepav 

 atoT'qpiav aapKaOrivai ex Tr}<; dym BeoTOKOV koi denrap6evov Mapia<;, dTpeirTox: evavOpwTrriaai, 

 aapKco6ei^ Te XpicTTe 6 0eo<;, OavdTa OdvaTov TraTTjo-a?, eh wv r^? dyia^ TpidSo<; avvBo^a^6p,evo<; 

 Tco irarpi Kai to) ayito wevfiari, cracrov r}fia^. 



(tvai TO TrX^flor tS>v iir airov yevofiivav KovraKiau imp ra X"'X"'. HOROL. oct. 1 ToC ocriov Pupii/oO to? /jeXuSoC. 



See also above, § 16 (A. D. 496 - 518). 



128 Theoph. 337 (A. D. 528) TiJ 8' airr^ tru irapibmKiv 'lautTTmavhs tov ^{fdK\e,rdai iv raly iKKk-qmaK rh 

 'O novoyevfis vlos Kai Xoyoj tov 6fov. 



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