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  Doxology - LoveToKnow 1911
The Greater Doxology, in a form approximating to that of the English prayer-book, is given in the A postolical Constitutions (vii.
This doxology is also used in the Protestant Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal churches of America, as indeed in most Protestant churches at the eucharist.
Metrical doxologies are often sung at the end of hymns, and the term has become especially associated with the stanza beginning "Praise God from whom all blessings flow," with which Thomas Ken, bishop of Winchester, concluded his morning and evening hymns.
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 Doxology
The greater doxology is the Gloria in Excelsis Deo (q.v.) in the Mass.
The doxology in the form in which we know it has been used since about the seventh century all over Western Christendom, except in one corner.
The use of the shorter doxology in the Latin Church is this: the two parts are always said or sung as a verse with response.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/d/doxology.html   (985 words)

  
 Doxology - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Many doxologies are found in the Bible, such as in Romans 16:27, Ephesians 3:21, and Jude 25;...
A closing doxology, “For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory”, was added to the prayer in ancient times, although it does not appear in...
In Roman Catholic practice, the rosary is a string of beads made in the form of a circle, with a pendant crucifix.
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 Doxology
Well known doxologies include the Glory to God (Gloria Patri), the Glory Be (Gloria in excelsis), the Holy, Holy, Holy (Sanctus), and the Hebrew word Alleluia, which means "praise the Lord." Some verses of hymns, such as Thomas Ken's "Praise God from whom all blessings flow," are also called doxologies.
The "lesser" and "greater" doxologies are two responsive forms that originated in the 4th century and are now used in the liturgies of many Christian churches.
In the liturgy of the Church of England, the lesser doxology occurs at the end of psalms and canticles, and the greater doxology is used in certain seasons in the communion service.
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 Doxology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A doxology (from the Greek doxa, glory + logos, word or speaking) is a short hymn of praise to God in various Christian worship services, often added to the end of canticles, psalms, and hymns.
This doxology, as well as praising God, has been regarded as a short declaration of faith in the co-equality of the three Persons of the Holy Trinity.
Yet another familiar doxology is the phrase at the end of the traditional Lord's Prayer as recorded in Matthew 6:13 (not found in some ancient manuscripts; a possible allusion to 1 Chronicles 29:11-12): "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever, Amen."
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 Doxology
A doxology is a hymn sung in praise of the Trinity in various Christian liturgies.
In Latin, a doxology is added to many hymns and psalms when they are used in Roman Catholic worship.
Another familiar doxology is the phrase at the end of the traditional Lord's Prayer not found in the original scripture: "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever, amen."
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 University of Athens - Department of Theology
Doxology is "the word (λόγος) about glory." But glory, in the final analysis, is God himself; the "unmoved glory" (η ακίνητος δόξα), in the words of Saint John Chrysostom.
In fact, doxology is the language of the saints and of all those who follow in the path of humility and obedience.
One has to be certain that, when speaking of "doxology as the language of Orthodoxy," Orthodox theologians, in fact, testify to their deep desire and existential agony to maintain and deepen the ethos, spirit and attitude of Orthodoxy.
www.cc.uoa.gr /theology/html/english/pubs/doctrsec/scouteris/10/10.htm   (4035 words)

  
 Doxology: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
In the act of doxology, the inseparability of oikonomia and...relationship between soteriology and doxology, between salvation and praise, confirms...
The best-known doxologies of the Christian church are Gloria in excelsis, or the greater doxology; Gloria Patri, or the lesser doxology; and the closing stanza of Thomas Kens morning and evening hymns, beginning, "Praise God from whom...
The fixed components are the Amidah (the 18 blessings), the Shma (Hear, O Israel), the Kaddish (doxology), Pesukei dZimra (psalms for the morning prayer), and Hallel (Psalms 113 118) on festivals.
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 The Dynamics of the Doxology : ChristianCourier.com
The term “doxology” derives from two Greek words, doxa, signifying “praise, honor, glory,”; and logos, “utterance.” A doxology then, is a brief expression of praise.
Surely they are models of the type of spontaneous praise that ought to erupt from the saint’s heart as he or she contemplates the wonderful provisions of Heaven’s plan for human happiness.
Doxologies such as these should become a part of the fabric of every Christian’s soul, and such sacred sentiments of worship ought to be expressed frequently and fervently.
www.christiancourier.com /articles/read/the_dynamics_of_the_doxology   (1066 words)

  
 Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Many doxologies are found in the Bible, such as in Rom.
The lesser doxology is named Gloria Patri: “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
A special doxology, the Trinitarian doxology, concludes the canon of the Mass by emphasizing Christ’s mediatorship: “Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever.” The greater, lesser, and Trinitarian doxologies are known as liturgical doxologies.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Veni Creator Spiritus
The Vatican Graduale (1908) gives the older text, (attestation of which does not go back beyond the ninth century) and also, under the heading "secundum usum recentiorem", the present Breviary text, which is a revision, in the interest of classical prosody, of the older text, by the correctors of the Breviary under Urban VIII.
The doxology of the older text (which is probably not original with the text itsell) is: "Sit laus Patri cum Filio -- Sancto simul Paraclito -- Nobisque mittat Filius -- Charisma Sancti Spiritus".
This doxology is generally associated with the hymn "Beata nobis gaudia".
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15341a.htm   (804 words)

  
 Theology Today - Vol 31, No. 2 - July 1974 - ARTICLE - Doxology as Suspension of the Tragic
But one group at least gathers for a strange ritual that provides a perspective of irony on all human "reasons"; indeed, it offers a kind of news bulletin, a happy announcement, which can be answered only with cheers, and drinks all around.
The rhythm of doxology and theology, therefore, is the rhythm of Christian faith.
Doxology suspends tragedy-such an end provides comic masks for the faithful, as they take this way through the world.
theologytoday.ptsem.edu /jul1974/v31-2-article2.htm   (2988 words)

  
 Lord's Prayer--The Doxology
The doxology of the Lord’s Prayer is a hymn of praise.
The doxology does not seem to have been a part of Jesus’; prayer recorded in Matthew, though its words have been included in our Bibles with appropriate footnotes that it was included in later ancient manuscripts.
The truth is, the doxology is an extremely fitting conclusion to this prayer, for it agrees with what the Scriptures teach us about our Father and it ends the prayer on such a lofty song of praise.
www.christianinconnect.com /lpdox.htm   (1699 words)

  
 19. Prayer of Doxology
Having Considered the particular occasion or cause of this prayer, the character in which God is addressed, the rule or measure by which He is entreated to confer His favors, and the several petitions of it, we turn now to contemplate the doxology that concludes it.
Anyone with spiritual discernment will at once perceive that, from either of these viewpoints, the doxology forms a most fitting climax and sequel to the prayer itself, constituting as it does a natural termination of it—a reverberation of praise to the One supplicated.
A "doxology" is an expression of adoration which rises above the level of ordinary speech, being more the language of ecstasy.
www.pbministries.org /books/pink/Gleanings_Paul/paul_19.htm   (4123 words)

  
 Doxology, the Language of Orthodoxy
Doxology is "the word (λόγος) about glory." But glory, in the final analysis, is God himself; the "unmoved glory" (η ακίνητος δόξα;), in the words of Saint John Chrysostom.
Dox-ology is not vain verbalizing or triumphal words; it is, rather, the language of those who have denied themselves and lost their lives (Mt 16.24-25).
Doxology is indeed the language of those who have learned to keep silent.
www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org /articles/dogmatics/scouteris_doxology.htm   (4057 words)

  
 hn0801
We want our praise of God to be more fitting for the God that He is. The doxologies in the Bible encourage us to think about praise and give us reasons for praising.
In Psalm 72 the doxology is for the universal reign of the Messiah.
In 1 Chronicles 29 doxology flows out of service, for David and the people had gathered great wealth for the temple which Solomon would build.
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 Doxology Software: Software for Building the Kingdom
My first post had a rather poetic discourse on what I was going to cover in my blog...the problems with church software, how we'll fix it, etc. It's painfully obvious from the meager number of posts and their rather mundane titles that none of these topics has been discussed here on the blog.
Doxology Software is finally on the books as a "real" business in Knox County and the city of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Doxology Software is a new company with an old idea: everything it does should be a statement of God's glory.
www.doxologysoftware.com   (3248 words)

  
 Sermons From Jude - Jude's Closing Doxology (24-25)
Doxologies are common in Scripture 1) Usually at the end of an epistle - cf.
The format of a doxology is usually in two parts: 1) An address to the one being praised, including reasons for the praise being offered 2) The expression of praise itself 3.
With a single word ("amen", i.e., "so be it"), Jude ends his doxology and the epistle itself 2.
www.ccel.org /contrib/exec_outlines/ju/ju_06.htm   (891 words)

  
 The Doxology of the Cross
There was no doxology coming from the mouths of any of these people.
As the Roman centurion witnessed these things and the calm and majestic way Jesus was suffering, and as he listened to Jesus' words: "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing," and "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit," he believed in Jesus.
There must be doxology which comes only from a heart that believes in Jesus who died on the cross in behalf of us.
www.gracevalley.org /sermon_trans/Doxology_of_Cross.html   (4207 words)

  
 Doxology
Psalm 86:12 The four lines of the Doxology have been the most frequently sung words of any known song for more than three hundred years.
It has been said that the doxology has done more to teach the doctrine of the Trinity than all the theological books ever written.
In one of the editions of this manual, Ken included three of his hymns that he wanted the students to sing each day as part of their devotions.
www.webedelic.com /church/doxolf.htm   (932 words)

  
 World premiere of the music of Doxology Opera: The Doxy Canticles
The concert presentation of the new music theater piece Doxology Opera: The Doxy Canticles, created by Paul Carter Harrison, Writer-in-Residence at Columbia College Chicago, and award-winning composer Wendell Logan, is based on historic events in Georgia.
The commissioning of Doxology Opera: The Doxy Canticles was made possible by a grant from the Meet the Composer/Reader’s Digest Commissioning Program, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund.
Performances by the New Black Music Repertory Ensemble are made possible with funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
www.cbmr.org /perform/doxology.htm   (177 words)

  
 June 30   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Immediately after the doxology, as soon as the “Amen” is sung, Paul says, “Therefore.” “Therefore.” “Therefore, I appeal to you sisters and brothers, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God.
Live doxology in businesses when profits are more important than people and change the way business is done.
The title “Living Doxology” comes from the chapter by Marva Dawn, “The Call to be a Living Doxology” in The Unnecessary Pastor by Marva Dawn and Eugene Peterson, Eerdmans, 2000, pp.
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 Anacortes United Methodist Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
And “logia” or “logion” means a “word of pronouncement,” especially of “something eloquent.” Thus, “doxology” is an expression of praise to the glory, power, or radiance of God.
The doxology that most of us are most familiar with, of course, is to the tune that we will sing this morning.
Many of us have been singing this doxology for so long, that the traditional words are ingrained in our memories, and some of us have been standing and simply been singing it from memory…until we get to the last line.
www.gbgm-umc.org /anacortes/serm11-20-05.htm   (2366 words)

  
 PRAYER'S DOXOLOGY
You understand that the doxology itself is not a petition, such as we have in the 6 petitions that precede it.
And as we meditate upon this doxology which Jesus taught us, we must once again ask ourselves whether we are able, spiritually, to express this doxology; whether the prayer just offered is the prayer that has risen out of the thankful adoration of our hearts toward our heavenly Father.
In the second place, this doxology at the conclusion of our prayer means as well that the end of all that for which we prayed was the glory of God.
www.rsglh.org /prayers_doxology.htm   (2868 words)

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