Troparia (From the Canon for Apocreos): Ode III

When Christ the Lord shall come, Who unashamed shall greet Him?

Translator: John Brownlie
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When Christ the Lord shall come,
Who unashamed shall greet Him?
Be ready, thou my soul,
And go thou forth to meet Him.

When anger clouds Thy face,
How shall I then adore Thee?
In mercy spare me Lord,
When bowed with grief before Thee.

To Thee my cry ascends,
O God, in mercy save me;
And when Thy judgment comes,
Let not my sins enslave me.

Hymns of the Holy Eastern Church, 1902

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Translator: John Brownlie

John Brownlie - Translator of Greek hymns Brownlie attended the University of Glasgow and the Free Church College. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Glasgow in 1884, and in 1885 became Assistant Minister of Trinity Free Church in Portpatrick, Wigtonshire; he succeeded the the senior pastor there upon the latter's death in 1890. He joined the local School Board in 1888, and became a governor of Stranraer High School in 1897, and Chairman of the governors in 1901. Glasgow University awarded him an honorary DD degree in 1908 for his work in hymnology. His works include: Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church Hymnary, 1899 Hymns of Our Pilgrimage, 1889 Zionward, Hymns of the Pilgrim Life, 1890 Pilgrim Songs, 1892… Go to person page >

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First Line: When Christ the Lord shall come, Who unashamed shall greet Him?
Title: Troparia (From the Canon for Apocreos): Ode III
Greek Title: ὁ κύριος ἔρχηται
Translator: John Brownlie
Meter: 6.7.6.7
Source: Triodion, p. 20
Language: English
Publication Date: 1902
Copyright: This text in in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1923.
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