St. Ephrem's 3 Harps

St. Ephrem, the Harp of the Holy Spirit, in his Hymns On Virginity #27:

Blessed are you, O Church,
whose congregation sings with three glorious harps.
Your finger plucks the hand of Moses
and [the harp] of our Savior
and [the harp] of nature.
Your faith plays the three [harps],
for Three Names baptized you.
You were not able to be baptized in one name
nor to play one harp.
I who have believed that they are as one
and also from One and by means of One!



St Ephrem Harp of the Spirit
written by the hand of Heather Durka, 2005

For more on our patron, see

A Spiritual Father for the Whole Church: the Universal Appeal of St. Ephrem the Syrian

by Sidney H. Griffith in Hugoye Journal of Syriac Studies