Hymns of the Holy Eastern Church ‎#120

120. Stichera (From the Burial Office for a Child)

Who would not weep my child
To see thee still and dead?--
Thou from maternal arms,
Even as a bird hast fled:--
Who would not weep my child?

Who would not weep my child
To see thy faded brow,
Once like the lily, fair,
But lost to beauty now?--
Who would not weep my child?

Who would not weep my child?--
Like ship on boundless sea,
That leaves no track behind,
Lo, thou art gone from me,--
Who would not weep my child?

Text Information

• First Line: Who would not weep my child
• Title: Stichera (From the Burial Office for a Child)
• Greek Title: ὢ τίς μὴ θρηνήσει τέκνον μου
• Translator: John Brownlie
• Meter: 6.6.6.6.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1902
• Source: Euchologion, p. 481

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