St Ephraim the Syrian
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A song placed on the lips of the Virgin Mary, as she bent over her newborn child.
This hymn is attributed to St Ephraim the Syrian, one of the great hymn-writers of the Christian churches. A recurring theme in the Eastern liturgy is the bewilderment of Mary as she looked on her newborn child, so young yet timeless, so small yet bigger than the universe, so fragile yet holding limitless power. The translation is by the Revd Robert Moorsom, a clergyman from County Durham, who was eager for Orthodox-Anglican relationships to blossom.