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John Chrysostom (/ˈkrɪsəstəm, krɪˈsɒstəm/; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος), c. 349 – 407,Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. The epithet Χρυσόστομος (Chrysostomos, anglicized as Chrysostom) means "golden-mouthed" in Greek and denotes his celebrated eloquence.
He is honored as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, as well as in some other churches. The Eastern Orthodox, together with the Byzantine Catholics, hold him in special regard as one of the Three Holy Hierarchs (alongside Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus). The feast days of John Chrysostom in the Eastern Orthodox Church are 13 November and 27 January. In the Roman Catholic Church he is recognized as a Doctor of the Church and commemorated on 13 September. Other churches of the Western tradition, including some Anglican provinces and some Lutheran churches, also commemorate him on 13 September. However, certain Lutheran churches and Anglican provinces commemorate him on the traditional Eastern feast day of 27 January. The Coptic Church also recognizes him as a saint (with feast days on 16 Thout and 17 Hathor).
See it in the eagle flying
See it in a snowflake falling
Feel the wind right through your hair
Now take a bow and have your share
See it in the children playing
See it in a steam of laughter
Memories might fade away
Let's celebrate a brand new day
cause life will call out and sing
Life makes it hard not to believe
*And why should everybody need to know
every single why and how
Got no other, need no other
means to carry on
See it in the evening colours
See it in the open wheatfield
Swaying softly in the breeze
With all the grace and all the ease
See it in that crazy moment
When all is one and one is all
It's everywhere you'll ever go
It's everything you'll ever know
cause life will call out and sing
life makes it hard not to believe