MACMILLAN BOOK OF EARLIEST CHRISTIAN HYMNS IN THANE

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