The Syriac church of the fourth century: Ephraim the Syrian's Nisibene Hymns, Hymns on the Nativity and for the Epiphany, The Pearl, and three homilies, with Aphrahat the Persian Sage's Select Demonstrations and the editors' introduction. Modern English from the Post-Nicene Fathers translation.
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Ephraim: Hymns on the Nativity
1Nativity Hymn 1: The Righteous Who Looked for the Son2Nativity Hymn 2: Blessed Be That Child3Nativity Hymn 3: Your Day Is Like You4Nativity Hymn 4: The Month That Brings Every Joy5Nativity Hymn 5: The Shepherds Bring a Lamb6Nativity Hymn 6: Blessed Be the Messenger7Nativity Hymn 7: Tamar and Ruth8Nativity Hymn 8: The Sealed Womb and the Sealed Tomb9Nativity Hymn 9: The Child Who Makes Everyone Glad10Nativity Hymn 10: The Mother and the Magi11Nativity Hymn 11: The Virgin Mother to Her Child12Nativity Hymn 12: The Child I Carry Carries Me13Nativity Hymn 13: Thirty Crowns for Thirty Years14Nativity Hymn 14: The Night of the Watchers15Nativity Hymn 15: The Things That Were Worshiped16Nativity Hymn 16: The Garments He Put On17Nativity Hymn 17: The Children of Bethlehem18Nativity Hymn 18: Blessed Are You, O Church19Nativity Hymn 19: The Days of Creation Praise His Birth