Phos Hilaron
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Phos Hilaron is an ancient Christian hymn, traditionally sung at evening prayer as one of the earliest known hymns addressed to Christ as divine light.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian hymn
ⓘ
ancient hymn ⓘ evening hymn ⓘ |
| acknowledges |
Christ as giver of life
ⓘ
Christ as worthy of praise at all times ⓘ |
| addressedAs | O Gladsome Light of the holy glory ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCentury |
3rd century
ⓘ
4th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithService |
Evening Prayer
ⓘ
Orthodox Vespers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
one of the earliest hymns addressed to Christ as God
ⓘ
one of the earliest known Christian hymns ⓘ |
| doctrineExpressed | Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early Christianity ⓘ |
| genre | hymnody ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Hail Gladdening Light
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O Gladsome Light ⓘ Phos Hilaron NERFINISHED ⓘ Φῶς Ἱλαρόν NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory | hymn of light ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | hymn of praise ⓘ |
| liturgicalPosition | sung after the lighting of the evening lamps ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
evening prayer
ⓘ
lamp-lighting hymn ⓘ vespers ⓘ |
| mentions |
Father
ⓘ
Holy Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ Son ⓘ |
| musicalSetting |
Byzantine chant
ⓘ
various Western chant and hymn tunes ⓘ |
| occasion | lighting of lamps ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theme |
evening thanksgiving
ⓘ
light and glory of God ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme | Christ as divine light ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | evening ⓘ |
| tradition |
Anglican Communion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheran churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage |
Church Slavonic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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