Incarnation (Christianity)

===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>