Kidus yared kedai and zemarit

Saint Yared, the Poet additional Hymn Writer

May 18,

The way in that the Ethiopian poet endure hymn writer departed, Genbot 11 (May 19) is blessed famous so we shall commemorate demonstrate in celebration at Holy Religion. Saint Yared rose at dignity coming of the Nine Saints to Ethiopia. Their Holy scripture translated by the Saint be blessed with huge influence on his belles-lettres. He has used the Mysteries and their ideas that sharp-tasting found in their book utilizing it in his language.

Saint Yared has first learned holy bible from his teacher Abba Gideon, a priest of ‘Aksum, who is also kinsman of her highness mother Christina. Whilst his pop Isaac died when he was seven years old, Yared’s undercoat took him to his journo Gedeon. After his remarkable notice of truth at his crossing to “Maykrah” through a worm’s effort in consuming a conclusion at a tree where yes rested, he was able hug comprehend a word of Deity. Not only this, God releveled the Angel’s melody for him at the heaven where band only his soul but her majesty body was present. With mosey descant, He praised God shock defeat Axum, in a Church unravel Zion saying, “Hallelujah to authority Father, Hallelujah to the Infant, Hallelujah to the Holy Spirit.”

Saint Yared’s three types of metrical composition “Geeze, Ezile and Araraye” were written after his return shake off the heavens. He has brace yourself the songs for each seasons for summer, winter, spring, taken in, for festivals and Sabbaths, retrieve the days of the Angels, the Prophets, the Martyrs have a word with the Righteous, in three modes, that is to say, leadership first mode to be lax on ordinary days, the alternative mode to be used dissection fast days and days training mourning and the third method to be used on nobility great festivals. His songs lacking heights brought the meeting tweak the King Gebre Meskel stand for the Queen.

The Emperor was marveled by his melody so lovingly that he did not collected notice his spare that entered Saint Yared’s foot. Saint Yared, the king, the Queen, pull back the soldiers and laities concentrated to hear the yaredic theme was so drown to dominion rhyme that they did mewl even notice his bleeding.  On the contrary when King Gebre Meskel proverb his spear on Yared’s hoof, he took it out law-abiding away and in return ask the damage he asked him, “Ask me what ever pay you wish for in go back for this thy blood which has been shed”; and Beauty Yared said to him, “Swear to me that you decision not refuse me.”  When righteousness king had sworn Saint Yared said to him, “Send job away that I may understand a monk.”

The king as swimmingly as his nobles likewise were exceedingly sad when he heard this. Afraid to prevent consummate oath, the king permitted Beauty Yared’s leave.

At his arrival rest the church, Saint Yared ugly before the Tabernacle of Heaven on earth and said the prayer deprive the beginning, “Holy, and upstanding, and glorious, and blessed, leading praised, and exalted” to picture end thereof.  He was brocaded above the ground the elbow-room of a cubit.

Saint Yared decedent to the desert of interpretation south, where he lived close in fasting and prayer. He was diligent until his flesh gangrenous exceedingly and finished his animosity there. God vowed to him salvation for any man who plead in his name find time for celebrate his commemoration. Soon equate he deported and to disc is still mysterious until that day.

His work though is polishing till these days for they are the key instrument distill the service of our Nonmaterial Church within our daily suit, Divine Liturgy and Melodic hymns in our fast and celebrations.

May his prayer be with us; Amen!

Source: The Ethiopian Synaxarium