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The hutzpah of our love is pleasing to you, O Lord, just as it pleased you that we should steal from your bounty.

Ephrem the Syrian

O Lord and Master of my life, give me not a spirit of sloth, vain curiosity, lust for power and idle talk, but give to me, Thy servant, a spirit of soberness, humility, patience and love. O Lord and King, grant me to see my own faults and not to condemn my brother: for blessed art Thou to the ages of ages. Amen. O God, cleanse me, a sinner.

Ephrem the Syrian

Ephrem the Syrian

Ephrem the Syrian

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Born: 306

Died: June 9, 373 (aged 67)

Bio: Ephrem the Assyrian was a Syriac deacon and a prolific Syriac-language hymnographer and theologian of the 4th century from the region of Assyria. His works are hailed by Christians throughout the world, and many denominations venerate him as a saint.

Known for:

Hymns on paradise
Selected prose works
Hymns of Saint Ephrem the Syrian
Hymni Et Sermones
Book of Steps

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