Valaam melody using Georgian harmonizing techniques. I never would have thought to do that, but it sounds gorgeous. They didnt sing this when I was there :-(
Bless the Lord oh my soul blessed art thou oh Lord oh Lord my God thou has been magnified exceedingly blessed art thou oh Lord confession and majesty hast thou put on blessed art thou oh Lord upon the mountains shall the waters stand wondrous are thy works oh lord between the mountains shall the waters run wondrous are thy works oh Lord in wisdom has thou made them all glory to thee oh Lord who hast made them oh glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit glory to thee oh Lord who hast made them oh both now and ever and unto the ages of ages amen glory to thee oh Lord who hast made them oh Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia Glory to thee oh God Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia Glory to thee oh God Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia Glory to thee oh God.
@arenonearer - Yes, the melody is indeed the Valaam melody. The harmony is based on Georgian harmony, but it is not an authentic Georgian harmony for this hymn. The Georgian influence really comes through at the end.
There is a cd called bless the Lord Oh my Soul from st tikhons mission choir. It's the Valaam version. If you manage to get it on mp3 please let me know, I've been searching for a long time now.
There used to be a CD with a recording of the monks singing this. I believe it was simply called Orthodox Liturgical Hymns, however, i doubt there are many more copies in circulation.
I listen to this all the time honestly… thank you for this,god bless you.
Simply beautiful!
Valaam melody using Georgian harmonizing techniques. I never would have thought to do that, but it sounds gorgeous. They didnt sing this when I was there :-(
Bless the Lord oh my soul
blessed art thou
oh Lord
oh Lord my God thou has been magnified exceedingly
blessed art thou
oh Lord
confession and majesty hast thou put on
blessed art thou
oh Lord
upon the mountains shall the waters stand
wondrous are thy works
oh lord
between the mountains shall the waters run
wondrous are thy works
oh Lord
in wisdom has thou made them all
glory to thee oh Lord
who hast made them
oh
glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
glory to thee
oh Lord
who hast made them
oh
both now and ever and unto the ages of ages amen
glory to thee oh Lord
who hast made them
oh
Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia
Glory to thee oh God
Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia
Glory to thee oh God
Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia
Glory to thee oh God.
The middle voice is the Valaam Chant.
@arenonearer - Yes, the melody is indeed the Valaam melody. The harmony is based on Georgian harmony, but it is not an authentic Georgian harmony for this hymn. The Georgian influence really comes through at the end.
Good call.
The melody (top voice) is the Valaam Chant of Psalm 103. The rest of the harmony is a composition based on Georgian chant.
Peace be with you brothers and sisters!
I am just wondering where I can find a studio record of this masterpiece. Greetings from Canada!
There is a cd called bless the Lord Oh my Soul from st tikhons mission choir. It's the Valaam version. If you manage to get it on mp3 please let me know, I've been searching for a long time now.
There used to be a CD with a recording of the monks singing this. I believe it was simply called Orthodox Liturgical Hymns, however, i doubt there are many more copies in circulation.
This is Georgian chant, I believe... absolutely stunning. I didn't know there was a recording of them chanting this. I really want to go back!
See ya tomorrow!