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Christian : Eastern Orthodox
10th Century

About Symeon the New Theologian

Timeline (949 - 1032)

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English version by
George A. Maloney, S.J.

Original Language
Greek
You, oh Christ, are the Kingdom of Heaven;

Themes
  Bliss
  Bread
  Crown
  Food
  Light

 

Recommended Books

The Book of Mystical Chapters: Meditations on the Soul's Ascent from the Desert Fathers and Other Early Christian Contemplatives, Translated by John Anthony McGuckin
Christian Mystics: Their Lives and Legacies throughout the Ages, by Ursula King
The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry, by Stephen Mitchell
Hymns of Divine Love: Songs of praise by one of the great mystics of all church history, by Symeon the New Theologian / Channeled by Gearoge A. Maloney, S.J.
In the Light of Christ: St. Symeon the New Theologian -- Life, Spirituality, Doctrine, by Basil Krivocheine

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You, oh Christ, are the Kingdom of Heaven;
     You, the land promised to the gentle;
     You the grazing lands of paradise;
     You, the hall of the celestial banquet;
     You, the ineffable marriage chamber;
     You the table set for all,
You the bread of life;
     You, the unheard of drink;
You, both the urn for the water
     and the life-giving water;
You, moreover, the inextinguishable lamp
     for each one of the saints;
You, the garment and the crown
     and the one who distributes crowns;
You, the joy and the rest;
     You, the delight and glory;
You the gaiety;
     You, the mirth;
and Your grace, grace of the Spirit of all sanctity,
     will shine like the sun in all the saints;
     and You, inaccessible sun,
          will shine in their midst
          and all will shine brightly,
          to the degree of their faith,
          their asceticism,
          their hope
          and their love,
          their purification
          and their illumination
          by Your Spirit.

 

 

-- from Hymns of Divine Love: Songs of praise by one of the great mystics of all church history, by Symeon the New Theologian / Channeled by Gearoge A. Maloney, S.J.

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