Hymn on the Resurrection

This article presents a hymn on the Resurrection attributed to Saint Ephrem the Syrian (4th century), a major poet and theologian of the Syriac tradition, in a French translation established by Dominique Cerbelaud. The text, whose beginning is missing, unfolds in twenty-two strophes structured around a doxological refrain. The approach is poetic and hymnographic, characteristic of the genre of Ephremic *madrāšê*. The central idea articulates the great mysteries of Christ — Incarnation, baptism, Passion, descent into hell, Resurrection and Ascension — according to a logic of descent and ascent. On the theological level, the hymn offers a dense Christology, combining priestly, royal and prophetic titles, and draws on a rich biblical symbolism. Its contribution lies in the illustration of early Syriac poetic theology, where paradox and image constitute privileged instruments of dogmatic expression.