Se Ton Aphthiton Monarchen (Σὲ τὸν ἄφθιτον μονάρχην, Thee the Everlasting King) is the beginning of a hymn written εἰς Χριστόν (to Christ) by Gregory of Nazianzum (q.v.). The first few lines of this hymn run thus in Mrs. Charles's version:
"Hear us now, Eternal Monarch, Grant us now to hymn and praise thee — Thee the King, and thee the Master! By whom are our hymns and praises, By whom are the choirs of angels, By whom flow the ceaseless ages, By whom only shines the sun, By whom walks the moon in brightness, By whom smile the stars in beauty, By whom all the race of mortals Have received their godlike reason And thine other works outshone." For the original Greek, together with a German translation, comp. Bässler, Auswahl altchristlicher Lieder, p. 10, 156, Rambach, Anthologie christlicher Gesänge, 1, 48 sq.; Fortlage, Gesange christlicher Vorzeit, p. 23, 361; Mrs. Charles, The Voice of Christian Life in Song, p. 62 sq. (B.P.)
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More