Project Gutenberg 2005-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 287 Prudentius 348 Clemens, Aurelius Prudentius Clement, Aureli Prudenci Clemente, Aurelio Prudencio Prudence Prudenci Prudentius, Aurelius Clemens Pope, R. Martin (Robert Martin) 1865 1944 Pope, Robert Martin Cathemerinon. English The Hymns of Prudentius Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Hymns of Prudentius" by Prudentius is a collection of religious hymns written during the late 4th to early 5th century. This work encapsulates the early Christian experience through lyrical poetry, addressing themes of devotion, moral reflection, and the importance of faith in daily life. The hymns are likely intended for liturgical use, emphasizing the call for spiritual awakening and the rejection of sin. The opening of this collection introduces the author’s reflections on aging and the fleeting nature of life, contemplating how time has passed without productive endeavors. Prudentius expresses remorse over past indulgences and societal vices, producing a call to repentance and the need for continual praise of God. Following this, the first hymn encourages awakening at dawn, celebrating the arrival of light with a metaphorical call to rise from the slumber of sin. This section effectively sets the tone of the work, highlighting the transition from darkness to light, a common motif representing spiritual renewal and vigilance in faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en la Prudentius, 348- -- Translations into English Christian poetry, Latin -- Translations into English Hymns, Latin -- Translations into English PA Text Christianity Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 323093 323094 2024-11-06T15:21:29.713498 2023-09-07T05:30:16.964243 text/html text/html 322593 2020-12-19T10:41:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 104811 2020-12-19T10:41:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 177872 2024-11-06T15:21:40.144476 application/epub+zip 179128 2024-11-06T15:21:32.012474 application/epub+zip 179127 2024-11-06T15:21:30.569489 application/epub+zip 342101 2024-11-06T15:21:44.455481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358985 2024-11-06T15:21:39.212455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315590 2022-09-07T19:11:32.084786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228021 227942 2024-11-06T15:21:27.703551 2023-09-07T05:30:15.141203 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 227877 2020-12-19T10:41:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 94569 2020-12-19T10:41:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 227881 2020-12-19T10:41:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94489 2020-12-19T10:41:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23006 2024-11-06T15:21:44.607494 application/rdf+xml 14055 2024-11-06T15:21:31.187469 image/jpeg 3984 2024-11-06T15:21:30.871504 image/jpeg 173661 2024-11-06T15:21:29.736497 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia