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.

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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

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