St. Ephrem the Syrian - Hymns on Faith | Hymn Ten

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“In your bread is hidden the Spirit which cannot be eaten. / In your wine dwells the fire that cannot be drunk. / Spirit in your bread, fire in your wine: / It is a distinct wonder that our lips have received!”</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Born in the year 306, Ephrem lived in Nisibis (in modern-day Turkey), at what was then the border between the Roman and Persian empires. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ephrem was a deacon and a prolific writer, and he is to this day among the most notable hymnographers in Eastern Christianity. He has been called, in fact, <em>the lyre of the Holy Spirit</em>, and in 1920 he was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XV.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This short hymn is one of Ephrem’s Eucharistic hymns, and also contains some resonance with Pentecost.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn more about Ephrem the Syrian in Episode 28 of <em>Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina</em>.</span></p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p>St. Ephrem, <em>Hymns on Faith</em>: <a href= "https://verbum.com/product/169347/the-hymns-on-faith">https://verbum.com/product/169347/the-hymns-on-faith</a></p> <p>Ep. 28—Ephrem, Symbolist—Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina: <a href= "https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/27ephrem-symbolist/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/27ephrem-symbolist/</a></p> <p>Go to <a href="http://www.catholicculture.org/getaudio" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://www.catholicculture.org/getaudio</a> to register for FREE access to the full archive of audiobooks beyond the most recent 15 episodes.</p> <p>Donate at: <a href= "http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio</a></p> <p>Theme music: 2 Part Invention, composed by Mark Christopher Brandt, performed by Thomas Mirus. ©️2019 Heart of the Lion Publishing Co./BMI. All rights reserved