Incarnation (Christianity)

==Hymns and prayers==

===Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic===
The significance of the incarnation has been extensively discussed throughout [[History of Christianity|Christian history]], and is the subject of countless [[hymn]]s and [[prayer]]s. For instance, the ''[[Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom]]'' (c. 400), as used by [[Eastern Orthodox Christians]] and [[Eastern Catholic Churches|Byzantine Catholics]], includes this "Hymn to the Only Begotten Son":
<blockquote><poem>O only begotten Son and Word of God,
Who, being immortal,
Deigned for our [[salvation]]
To become incarnate
Of the holy ''[[Theotokos]]'' and [[perpetual virginity of Mary|ever-virgin]] Mary,
And became man without change;
You were also crucified,
O Christ our God,
And by death have trampled Death,
Being one of the Holy Trinity,
Glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit—
Save us!</poem></blockquote>

Additionally, the [[Divine Liturgy of Saint James]] includes this chant of "[[Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence]]" in its [[offertory]]:

<blockquote><poem>Let all mortal flesh be silent,
and stand with fear and trembling,
and meditate nothing earthly within itself:—
For the King of kings and Lord of lords, 
[[Christ]] our [[God in Christianity|God]], comes forward to be [[Crucifixion of Jesus|sacrificed]], 
and to be given for [[Eucharist|food]] to the faithful;
and the bands of [[Christian angelology|angels]] go before Him
with every power and dominion,
the many-eyed [[cherubim]],
and the six-winged [[seraphim]],
covering their faces,
and crying aloud the hymn,
[[Alleluia]], Alleluia, Alleluia.<ref>''[http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0717.htm Divine Liturgy of St. James]''. Translated by James Donaldson. From ''Ante-Nicene Fathers'', Vol. 7. Edited by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe. ([[Buffalo, New York]]: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1886.) Revised and edited for [[New Advent]] by Kevin Knight.</ref></poem></blockquote>

===West Syriac Churches===
The West Syriac Churches – Syriac Orthodox, Malankara Orthodox, Syro-Malankara Catholic, Syriac Catholic and Maronite Catholic – principally celebrating the [[Holy Qurobo|Holy Qurbono]] of [[Liturgy of St. James|St. James]] (c. AD 60) have a similar ''ma‛neetho'',<ref group="note">(Syr.): A responsory, originally to a psalm, where each verse of a psalm had a response in poetic form. The text of this ma‛neetho dates back to the 6th century and is attributed in later sources to St. Severus, the Patriarch of Antioch (c. 465–538). The Byzantine Orthodox rite also has a similar hymn called a troparion and is attributed there to Emperor Justinian (c. 483-565)</ref> a poetic hymn, traditionally attributed to St. Severus, the Patriarch of Antioch (c. 465–538):
<blockquote><poem>I exalt Thee, Lord and King,
Only-begotten Son and Word
of the heavenly Father,
immortal by nature, Thou came down by grace
for salvation
and life for all human race; was incarnate
of the holy
glorious, pure Virgin
Mary, Mother of God
and became man without any change;
was crucified for us.
O Christ, our God,
Who by Thy death trampled and slaughtered our death,
Who are One of the Holy Trinity,
worshipped and honored with
the Father and the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us all.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://syriacorthodoxresources.org/|title=Margoneetho: Syriac Orthodox Resources|website=syriacorthodoxresources.org|accessdate=December 22, 2021}}</ref></poem></blockquote>