Liturgy of St James
The Liturgy of St. James is attributed to the Apostle James and represents one of Christianity's earliest and most significant liturgical texts, developing within the Jerusalem church during the 4th-5th centuries. As a foundational document of Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine liturgical tradition, it established crucial theological principles for Christian worship and eucharistic theology that would influence Eastern Christianity for centuries. The liturgy is notable for its poetic and theologically rich language, incorporating hymnic elements that shaped the development of Byzantine hymnography. Though traditionally ascribed to St. James the Less, the text evolved over centuries through the contributions of multiple liturgical theologians and church fathers in the Eastern tradition. The Liturgy of St. James remains one of the most ancient complete liturgical texts still in use, particularly in the Armenian and Syrian Orthodox churches, demonstrating its enduring significance in Christian worship and theological expression.
Hymn Texts (35)
- Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
- Father Most Holy
- O Sacred Head Now Wounded
- O Sacred Head Now Wounded
- O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
- Angels, from the Realms of Glory
- Lord Teach Us How to Pray Aright
- Lord, Teach Us How to Pray
- Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire
- Songs of Praise the Angels Sang
- Go to Dark Gethsemane
- Savior Breathe an Evening Blessing
- Forever with the Lord
- Hail to the Lord's Anointed
- Pour Out Thy Spirit from on High
- O Spirit of the Living God
- Go to Dark Gethsemane
- In the Hour of Trial
- Wondrous King All-Glorious
- Isaiah, Mighty Seer in Days of Old
- With Trembling Awe the Chosen Three
- Jesus, Loving to the End
- Water, Blood, and Spirit Crying
- Forth in the Peace of Christ We Go
- Sweet the Moments Rich in Blessing
- Church of God, Elect and Glorious
- No Temple Now, No Gift of Price
- Once in the Blest Baptismal Waters
- There's a Voice in the Wilderness Crying
- Lift Every Voice and Sing
- There's a Voice in the Wilderness Crying
- How Shall They Hear the Word of God
- Word of God, Come Down on Earth
- Taste and See
- Come, Join in Cana's Feast