As an Orthodox Christian and composer of music this rendition in English is awe inspiring. What a divine voice. And shout out the the drone singer holding down the pedal point. Truly Beautiful!!!
O Lord God, the woman who had fallen into many sins, having perceived Thy divinity received the rank of ointment-bearer, offering Thee spices before Thy burial wailing and crying: "Woe is me, for the love of adultery and sin hath given me a dark and lightless night; accept the fountains of my tears, O Thou Who drawest the waters of the sea by the clouds; incline Thou to the sigh of my heart, O Thou Who didst bend the heavens by Thine inapprehensible condescension; I will kiss Thy pure feet and I will wipe them with my tresses. I will kiss Thy feet Whose tread when it fell on the ears of Eve in Paradise dismayed her so that she did hide herself because of fear. Who then shall examine the multitude of my sin and the depth of Thy judgment? Wherefore, O my Saviour and the Deliverer of my soul, turn not away from Thy handmaiden, O Thou of countless mercy."
Hymn of St. Kassiani from the 9thCentury The woman had fallen into many sins, O Lord, yet when she perceived Your divinity, she joined the ranks of the Myrrhbearing Women. In tears she brought You myrrh before Your burial. She cried, “Woe is me! For I live in the night of licentiousness, shrouded in the dark and moonless love of sin. But accept the fountain of my tears, O You Who gathered the waters of the sea into clouds. Bow down Your ear to the sighing of my heart, O You Who bowed the heavens in Yourineffable condescension. Once Eve heard Your footstep in Paradise in the cool of the day, and in fear she ran and hid herself. But now I will tenderly embrace those pure feet, and wipe them with the hair of my head. Who can measure the multitude of my sins, or the depth of Your judgments, O Savior of my soul? Do not despise Your servant in Your immeasurable mercy.
This chant is in Tone 8. At times it seems like it drifts into Tone 2 or Tone 6, but the Tone 8 Great Doxology (Byzantine 'Gloria in Excelsis') of The Antiochian Archdiocese's Byzantine Music Project by Professor Basil Kazan, also drifts into an Arabian 'trill' more characteristic of Tone 6, halfway through that chant, at the words, "Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we do put our hope in Thee." If you search youtube for "Great Doxology Tone 8," you can listen to what I've just described. ua-cam.com/video/1NQakMsLcls/v-deo.html God bless you!!
☦️ IN ALL HUMILITY I MOST HUMBLY ASK FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS FOR US FATHER MICHAEL EXORCIST HIEROSCHEMAMONK MICHAEL, MONK NEKTARIOS AND SISTER NEKTARIA , WE HAVE BEEN IN GREAT NEED OF A NEW PLACE TO BUILD A NEW SMALL SKETE FOR THE GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER SON JOLY SPIRIT WHO SAVED US, AND SO WE CAN BE A BLESSING TO ALL IN CHRIST. LORD HAVE MERCY ON US SINNERS. THANK YOU LORD JESUS CHRIST AMEN. 🌹☦️🌹
beautiful and moving prayer, and such a clean and accurate voice
As an Orthodox Christian and composer of music this rendition in English is awe inspiring. What a divine voice. And shout out the the drone singer holding down the pedal point. Truly Beautiful!!!
This is so much more work than it looks. This took years for her to perfect.
Glory be to God ☦️.. Angelic 😇🙏
O Lord God, the woman who had fallen into many sins,
having perceived Thy divinity received the rank of ointment-bearer,
offering Thee spices before Thy burial wailing and crying:
"Woe is me, for the love of adultery and sin hath given me a dark and lightless night;
accept the fountains of my tears, O Thou Who drawest the waters of the sea by the clouds;
incline Thou to the sigh of my heart, O Thou Who didst bend the heavens by Thine inapprehensible condescension;
I will kiss Thy pure feet and I will wipe them with my tresses.
I will kiss Thy feet Whose tread when it fell on the ears of Eve in Paradise dismayed her so that she did hide herself because of fear.
Who then shall examine the multitude of my sin and the depth of Thy judgment?
Wherefore, O my Saviour and the Deliverer of my soul,
turn not away from Thy handmaiden, O Thou of countless mercy."
Saint Kassiani, pray for us! ☦️
Such an incredibly difficult doxasticon. Beautiful job!
Very Nice❤
So glad Orthodoxy is growing in SLC.
Orthodox is tough Stuff❤no Pomp
What a wonderful feeling for us Christians to hear this hymn chanting, fullfilling my ❤️ heart and soul ✝️.......🌴🐍🐸🐊
Correct ❤
Soooooo difficult!!!!! Amazinnnnggg
Lips Tongue & teethe❤produce resonance, vibrato & pronunciation/>>Father Makarios told me🎬
Hymn of St. Kassiani from the 9thCentury
The woman had fallen into many sins, O Lord,
yet when she perceived Your divinity,
she joined the ranks of the Myrrhbearing Women.
In tears she brought You myrrh before Your burial.
She cried, “Woe is me!
For I live in the night of licentiousness,
shrouded in the dark and moonless love of sin.
But accept the fountain of my tears,
O You Who gathered the waters of the sea into clouds.
Bow down Your ear to the sighing of my heart,
O You Who bowed the heavens in Yourineffable condescension.
Once Eve heard Your footstep in Paradise
in the cool of the day,
and in fear she ran and hid herself.
But now I will tenderly embrace those pure feet,
and wipe them with the hair of my head.
Who can measure the multitude of my sins,
or the depth of Your judgments, O Savior of my soul?
Do not despise Your servant in Your immeasurable mercy.
So beautiful and touching. Wonderfully sung. Thank you for sharing this gift.
Deus abençoe irmãos 🇧🇷
Haleluya Lord Jesus Christ ✝️🙏✝️
My daughter is Kassiani 🩷
Excellent ❤ A+
Where can I find a copy of the music for this compilation? Just beautiful arrangement and singer!☦️
Lovely!
Lord have mercy ☦️
LORD HAVE MERCY, & SUPPLY GRACE TO ALL WORLD WIDE ❤
🕊🙏🏼❤️☦️🕯
Beautiful! Which tone is this chanted in?
This chant is in Tone 8. At times it seems like it drifts into Tone 2 or Tone 6, but the Tone 8 Great Doxology (Byzantine 'Gloria in Excelsis') of The Antiochian Archdiocese's Byzantine Music Project by Professor Basil Kazan, also drifts into an Arabian 'trill' more characteristic of Tone 6, halfway through that chant, at the words, "Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we do put our hope in Thee." If you search youtube for "Great Doxology Tone 8," you can listen to what I've just described. ua-cam.com/video/1NQakMsLcls/v-deo.html
God bless you!!
Plagal 4th, I think
Aka tone 8
Drew Stallman rocks! (iSon on left)
☦️ IN ALL HUMILITY I MOST HUMBLY ASK FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS FOR US FATHER MICHAEL EXORCIST HIEROSCHEMAMONK MICHAEL, MONK NEKTARIOS AND SISTER NEKTARIA , WE HAVE BEEN IN GREAT NEED OF A NEW PLACE TO BUILD A NEW SMALL SKETE FOR THE GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER SON JOLY SPIRIT WHO SAVED US, AND SO WE CAN BE A BLESSING TO ALL IN CHRIST. LORD HAVE MERCY ON US SINNERS. THANK YOU LORD JESUS CHRIST AMEN. 🌹☦️🌹
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