Friday, August 7, 2020

Bless the Lord O My Soul



English Translation: Amen. Bless the Lord, O my soul, blessed art Thou, O Lord. O Lord my God, Thou art very great. Blessed art Thou, O Lord. Thou are clothed with honor and majesty. Blessed art Thou, O Lord. The waters stand upon the mountains. Marvelous are Thy works, O Lord The waters flow between the hills. Marvelous are Thy works, O Lord. In wisdom hast Thou made all things. Glory to Thee, O Lord, who hast created all!

O Give Thanks Unto the Lord

Morning Prayers

Thanksgiving prayer/ Glory to God for all Things




http://www.stnickbyz.com - The Akathist of Thanksgiving, which is also called Glory to God for All Things, is a treasure left to us by the martyrs of the great persecution of the Russian Church under Soviet Communism. It was found in the personal effects of Father Gregory Petrov who died in the Gulag in 1940. It has been traced back to Metropolitan Tryphon, a prominent spiritual father of the Russian Church at the height of that persecution. St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church Barberton, OH - Read by Charles Williams - Charles Williams is a member of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church.He sings in the choir and is one of our cantors. Charles is a convert to the Catholic faith in the Latin Rite and joined our parish 7 years ago attracted by the Byzantine liturgy and Eastern Christian spirituality. Charles is married with three adult children and teaches mathematics at the University of Akron.

Monday, August 3, 2020

Tchaikovsky-Hymn of the Cherubim - Liturgy of St John Chrysostom



The sound is better on the bottom video

 Translation

Let us represent the cherubim in mystic harmony, mystic harmony, praise the Father, Son and Spirit, raise our three-fold song, raise our three-fold song, praise the Trinity, praise the Trinity, raise our three-fold song to the Trinity, Let us now cast aside, cast aside, let us cast aside all this earthly life, cast aside, cast aside, cast aside, all this earthly life. Amen. King of all, we may receive God the King, we may receive Him! He who in glory enters in with mighty hosts of angels, with mighty hosts of angels. Alleluia!
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In the Dark night a Christmas hymn



I found this music very moving and beautiful .  In the comments on youtube someone put a basic translation:

In the dark night, over Bethlehem, The clear dawn was gone, the earth covered with light. Holy Virgin, Holy Bride, In the den of the poor Son gave birth. Refrain: Sleep, Jesus, Sleep, Little, Sleep, you, star, mine. Your fate, my dear, I sing to you. Gently kissed, covered with a cloth, She put to bed, quietly started the song: You grow up, You, Son, You will become an adult, In the world you will go, My baby. Chorus: Sleep, Jesus ... The love of the Lord and the truth of God You, in a world of faith, will bring your people, The truth will live, the shackles of sin will break But on Calvary, My child will die. Refrain: Sleep Jesus Jesus sleep little baby Sleep, you, my star Your fate, my dear I sing to you ... Sleep Jesus Jesus sleep little baby Sleep, you, my pink blossom And with hope in You The whole world is watching!

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Trisagion Hymn



Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us!

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