Byzantine Prosomia

The Chanters Companion

A Booklet Containing The Music and Text For All the Hymns Chanted on the CDs

2005, Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA

Contents of this Booklet and the CD First Tone

1 2 3 4 5 6 O all-lauded Martyrs Panefhmoi Mrturew O strange wonder V to paradjou yumatow Thou art the joy Tn oranvn tagmtvn The three most great luminaries Tow trew megstouw fvstraw While Gabriel was saying To lyou sfragisyntow The soldiers standing guard Tn Tfon Sou Svtr

Second Tone
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Thou soughtest the heights T nv zhtn With what fair crowns Pooiw efhmin When he took Thee Ote k to jlou Se nekrn O house of Ephratha Okow to Efray Hearken, ye women Gunakew koutsyhte Upon that mount in Galilee Tow mayhtaw sunlyvmen While Thy disciples looked on Thee Tn mayhtn rntvn Se

Third Tone
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Awed by the beauty Tn raithta On this day the Virgin H Parynow smeron The power of Thy Cross Meglh to Stauro So That which came to pass in thee Akatlhptn sti Thy confession Yeaw pstevw From the heights our Saviour, Christ #1 Epeskcato mw From the heights our Saviour, Christ #2 Epeskcato mw O Changeless Light Fw nallovton Lge O ye Apostles from afar Apstoloi k pertvn Thou Who as God adornest O orann tow stroiw While standing in the Temples courts En Pnemati t Ier

Fourth Tone
25 26 As one valiant Vw gennaon n Mrtusin Lord, when Thou didst ascend Krie nelyn n t Staur i

27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

O Lord, although I desired to blot out Hyelon dkrusin jalecai On this day Thou hast appeared Epefnhw smeron Thou who wast called from on high O j cstou klhyew Unto them that fear Thee Edvkaw shmevsin Be quick to anticipate Tax prokatlabe Joseph was amazed (Dismissal Hymn) Kateplgh Ivsf Thou Who wast raised up O cvyew n t Staur Thou Who wast raised up (Kontakion) O cvyew n t Staur Joseph was amazed (Sessional Hymn) Kateplgh Ivsf

Plagal of First Tone

36 37 38 39 Let us worship the Word Tn sunnarxon Lgon We the faithful bless thee Makarzomn se O righteous Father Osie Pter Rejoice Xaroiw skhtikn lhyw

Plagal of Second Tone

40 41 42 43 44 Angels in the Heavens Tn Anstasn Sou As it is written Trimerow nsthw Xrist Ere the morning star Ek gastrw txyhw / H pegnvsmnh Having laid up all their hope Olhn poymenoi Ye angelic hosts A Aggelika

Plagal of Fourth Tone

45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 By conceiving the Wisdom Tn Sofan ka Lgon O Lord, though Thou didst stand Krie, e ka krithr O Lord, Thy holy Martyrs O Mrturw sou Krie O strange wonder V to paradjou yumatow The Paradise of Eden O n Edm Pardeisow What shall we now call you T mw kalsvmen gioi To thee, the Champion Leader T permx When the bodiless one T prostaxyn As first-fruits of our nature Vw parxw tw fsevw Thou, as the Life of all Ansthw k nekrn

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INTRODUCTION
Through the prayers and contributions of the many involved in this project, we are happy to finally present this recording of fifty-four prosomia. We beg the indulgence of all that have been patiently waiting for us to complete this project, which has often seemed too large and outside the realm of possibility for the choir of our monastery. Glory to God for all things! Prosmia are a large, specific group of hymns of the Eastern Orthodox Church, which are used as models and paradigms for the composition of other hymns. In laymens terms, a prosmion (singular) is a hymn-tune. When its title, which is the first words of the hymn appears above other hymn-texts, it signifies that they are to be sung to the tune of that particular prosomion. A hymn is called a prosomion meaning in Greek similar to when hymns modeled after the Original Melody match it note for note, syllable for syllable, and accent for accent. A prosomion is called Podben in Slavonic. By learning the prosomia one will be able to chant thousands of hymns in the Menaion, Triodion, Pentecostarion, Octochos, and all the service books of the Church. In order to provide the Faithful with a learning tool, the fifty-four prosomia presented here are meant to be a companion to the Menaion, recently published in English by our monastery. Prosomia appear in almost every service of the Orthodox Church, as hymns for Lord, I have cried, the Aposticha and the Praises, and as Dismissal Hymns, Kontakia, Exapostilaria and Sessional Hymns. (Although the heirmo of the Canons also function as hymn-tune paradigms, they are a category unto themselves and are not considered prosomia.) As an additional tool for learning the prosomia, the sheet music for all the hymns has been included in this PDF file, followed by an additional PDF file of all these hymns as music without text for those who wish to write in the text of other hymns as a teaching aid, or for use in Church. In character, prosomia vary from festive to mournful to joyous. The Fathers of the Church deemed them worthy and edifying vehicles of grace that can bring us to compunction and the contemplation of Gods ineffable love for mankind. Many of these melodies as we know them are based on hymns composed in the Monastery of Saint Sabbas in the Holy Land. The prosomia on this CD have been grouped first according to Tone, and then the branch of the Tone, and within that, in alphabetical order. Further, the Exapostilaria, in Second and Third Tones, have been grouped together to assist comparison in learning to distinguish them.

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The original text and melody of a prosomion are called the Original Melody. In our selection the Original Melody of each hymn will be chanted first, followed by one or two examples of hymns modeled after it. If the hymns do not follow exactly the paradigm of the Original Melody, they are called irregular. Where appropriate, the last example demonstrates how a final cadence can be inserted in place of the simple ending. In some cases minor variants occur, which will be mentioned specifically later on.

The Notation and Execution of the Music

Regarding the notation on the music page itself, two things in particular need to be mentioned: First, the bold-print capital letters which appear above certain notes in the staff are the notes for the ison. (In short, the ison is the base note upon which the Tone is based and is chanted by a lesser number of chanters as a foundation and support for the melody.) For example, if D appears above the first note of a hymn the isocrats, i.e., the ison-holders, are to chant the text on the note D until another letter appears, changing to that note. The abbreviation Un. signifying unison, guides the isocrats to chant in unison with the melody until the next letter appears. An ison note that appears with an arrow pointing down, as in G , indicates that a low G is to be chanted. Second, in (all but one of) the hymns of Second Tone and Plagal of Second Tone, and one hymn in Fourth Tone, a special accidental, j, has been placed in the staff to indicate the flatting of a note by 1/3 of a step, which does not occur in general Western music practice. This is placed on A and sometimes on low D. It sounds just a nuance lower than An , but definitely not as low as Ab . The Soft Chromatic scale used in the above mentioned Tones simply cannot be rendered on the well-tempered piano keyboard. Through much listening and practice one can learn to produce this new note. In light of the above, we have indicated a soft flat in the notation. We do not intend to present a comprehensive theory of Neo-Byzantine Ecclesiastical chant here, but we wish to mention a few things to help the chanter in execution. One distinctive part of the special flavor of Byzantine chant comes from the tuning of its four scales. Each branch of each of the eight Tones, while using one of the four, has its own conventions: melodic formulae, dominant notes, attracted notes, endings and others. Certain notes in each Tone are considered dominant notes, which have a permanently fixed pitch, and certain other notes which can be attracted to those dominant notes, (and thus do not have a permanently fixed pitch). For example, in Third Tone, when an E is between two neighboring Fs, the pitch of the E may be pulled higher, i.e., attracted to the dominant Fs. Notice that in many of the hymns certain notes are not chanted exactly as they appear on the music page they might be flatted or sharped in varyiv

ing degrees. Those could be attracted notes, part of the (regular) tuning of the scale being used, or a convention of the Tone. In the Soft Chromatic scale, the force of the dominant note G is so strong that the note A is permanently attracted down towards it and, therefore, A j is part of the regular tuning of the scale. We have included it in the key signature. A common practice in Byzantine chant is to double the octave of the ison, meaning, for example, to sing both a high and a low G even though only a G is above the note. This doubling is particularly effective in the hymns that use the Soft Chromatic scale as it gives a fullness and richness to the sound. Very beautiful examples of ison doubling can be heard in recordings from the Vatopaidi and Simonopetra Monasteries of Mount Athos available from our monastery. The words irregular and variant were mentioned earlier. We use these terms to show that there is some difference between the paradigm of the Original Melody and a hymn that has a slightly different number of syllables (and the added or subtracted notes, which accompany them). Those changes have been indicated by using small notes for the additional notes. In almost all cases, the hymns of the new English language Menaion follow the paradigm exactly. Variants, however, are not indicated in the text. Therefore, it is best to study the hymns before chanting them, in order to properly accommodate any irregularities.

Notes on the Hymns

First Tone In While Gabriel was saying, the Original Melody is used only as a concluding Theotokion, and so we have included it here as the last example. This hymn also presents a variant in the notes of the concluding phrases with the triple Glory The soldiers standing guard is chanted from A with the ison note D. Another tradition, more common among Greek chanters, is to chant this hymn from A but with the Soft Chromatic scale, treating the note A as if it were G, the base note. In that case the final ending and Glory; both now of Second Tone should be used. Second Tone Since With what fair crowns never appears as a Theotokion, Glory; both now and a final ending have not been provided. Different than the other hymns of Second Tone on this recording, O house of Ephratha uses the Hard Chromatic scale, as indicated in the key signature, rather than the Soft Chromatic.

Third Tone The Original Melody of Awed by the beauty is irregular and is not included as an example. The music for it can be found in the hymnal Selected Byzantine Hymns. That which came to pass is really not a prosomion but the heirmos to the Ninth Ode of the Matins Canon from the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord in the Temple. We have included it in our selection because of its importance in that Feast and its beauty - a high point of the Feast. Third Tone Exapostilaria From the Heights our Saviour, Christ Versions 1 and 2, are two settings of the same hymn from two different chanting traditions. The first is from the Heirmologion from the Polychronachis Publishers of Crete, and the second from the Pandektis Heirmologion from Greece, both claiming Ioannis Protopsaltis of Constantinople as hymnographer. We use both versions - the first version for Great Feasts like the Nativity of our Saviour and Theophany, and the second for other days of the year. O ye Apostles from afar is also from the Polychronachis Heirmologion. Fourth Tone with B n (If desired, all of the hymns in this branch of Fourth Tone may be chanted in the Soft Chromatic scale as we do in our example Thou, Who Wast raised up Kontakion, with G as ison and base note.) Joseph was amazed Dismissal Hymn, shows another important variant in the melody due to a different number of syllables in the last lines. Thou, Who Wast raised up Dismissal Hymn, is also used as a Sessional Hymn and Kontakion, whereas Thou Who Wast raised up Kontakion, is used only as a Kontakion. In our practice, we use the one labeled Kontakion for Great Feasts only. Thou, Who Wast raised up Kontakion, shows a variant melody in the last line. Fourth Tone Palatine Mode Joseph was amazed Sessional Hymn, is from yet another branch of Fourth Tone known either by its musical introduction, the apkhema Nenan, or Palatine Mode. It uses the Hard Chromatic scale. Plagal of First Tone Rejoice shows a variation in the melody on the first note. The first syllable Re- requires an extra note to be added in order to accommodate the unaccented additional syllable at the beginning.

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Plagal of Second Tone Angels in the Heavens does not have a metered Original Melody in English. Ere the morning star shows again a variant in the last line, which requires the chanters to adapt the syllables to the music. Plagal of Fourth Tone By conceiving the Wisdom has a variant in the melody near the end. O strange wonder has a variant in the first line. To thee, the champion leader, one of the best-known and loved hymns of the Church, has an Original Melody in English, which is irregular. It can be found in Selected Byzantine Hymns. When the Bodiless one also has an irregular Original Melody; it is also to be found in Selected Byzantine Hymns.

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Other Resources
The hymnal Selected Byzantine Hymns contains some of the irregular Original Melodies of the prosomia presented here. In the introduction to the Menaion you will find more extensive information on prosomia and the services of the Church. The Menaion contains all of the hymns for the Saints of the day and fixed Feasts. Both are available from Holy Transfiguration Monastery. Online: The website stanthonysmonastery.org/music/Index.html has helpful articles and music in English in both western and Byzantine notation. Another very large resource is the website analogion.com, which has many recordings, sheet music and facsimiles of originals, articles and discussions pertaining to Byzantine music and performance, as well as links to other useful sites. Many wonderful recordings of Byzantine chant performed by various choirs and chanters are available from our monastery catalog or website: thehtm.org.

M ay these hymns be for the adornment of the C hurchs holy services And to the glory of G od!

Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts December, 2005

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first tone
Hymns Chanted from D

O All-lauded Martyrs &b

D

of free

the of

O all - laud - ed The Ewe - lamb and

Mar - tyrs La - dy

Lord, lo, blame saw

the earth her Lamb

con - cealed as He

&b &b &b &b

Thus, Thy

Par and

you not; but rath - er Heav - en re - ceived you and the gates of was hang - ing on the Cross, hav - ing nei - ther form nor beau - ty;

o dir pened. ges:

And Woe

as to ye me,

a - dise she cried,

wel - comed you and mourn - ing Him with

now dwell my sweet -

.
ye My

of tell

the me,

Life. hath

there - in, est Child!

joy - ful - ly par - take most be - lov - ed Son,

Tree of whith - er

He the

Mas went ter, Thy

in - ter - cede, beau - ty fled

we pray, with the a - way? Whith - er

ev - en Christ maj - es - ty

&b

grant shin

great of

the Lord, that of form and

peace and ing grace

mer - cy Thy fair

& b . j .
to coun our te souls. nance?

Final Ending:

First Tone

&b

rit.

. j
te nance?

coun

O strange Wonder &b &b

laid an

C D

For in the fount of thy fights with life de -

is mons;

O strange won - der, great and mar - vel - lous! We have seen an - oth - er An - tho - ny

lad still -

with - in a sep - ul - chre; a Ar - sen - i - us the Great in

der to Hea - vens heights doth ness and deep - est si - lence

&b

. j
be and come. lips;

Be a glad, Sym -

the small grave of the mind

O Geth - se - ma - ne, e - on who hath stood

&b

of a her pil that lar

faith Ser -

thou sanc - tu - a - ry a thou - sand nights on

gave birth to God. Ye of flin - ty stone. O

&b &b
D F

der tue

great Ga of ev -

ful, let us cry out, pos - sess - ing as our com - man a - phim, thou didst strive for the dis - tin - guish - ing vir

n n
full of grace, Mar - tyrs, and -2-

b
-

bri - el: Maid - en ry Saint. Proph - ets,

re - joice A - pos

thou, with thee is the tles, An - gels, right - eous

First Tone

&b
Lord and

eth en,

our God, the just,

Who a - bun - dant - ly grant mar - velled at thee from Heav

His great mer see - ing how

&b
cy their Final Ending:

. j .
through in thee. thee.

to the gra - ces

world shone

&b
how

rit.

their

shone

in

thee.

b .

gra - ces

Thou Art the Joy &b

D

of ter all

on for of

art the joy Thou Un - der the shel Since thou dost shine

the heav thy of a - bout

or - ders found en - ly flee we god - ly wings, with ce - les - tial beams

& b .
high, help, light

and thou and

pro thy thy

men us of mind, God - like with Christs might

up - on earth, Mi - chael, O pow - er y

a strong help and faith in hav - ing grant - est ev - er

&b

O and soul

of our of

tec - tion. good - ness: heal - ings

of

Save us, Shel - ter both the

Vir - gin pure us pre - serve bo - dy, and -3-

Moth - er and all through - out bless - ed O

&b
God, life; God,

thee hour pray

First Tone

in of for

.
faith; death, them

for O who

we as and draw nev - er

flee nigh cease

un - to the in to thou

af - ter great Arch ob now

&b
God, an serve

we gel, thy

set have pres be me - mo

our all with ent ri - al

thee, on hope us, of each faith - ful - ly,

seek - ing a as won - der -

&b

might time Spyr y of i

.
strength. need. don. -

thy in re - fuge in gra - cious help Fa - ther work - ing Final Ending:

&b

rit.

won - der - work - ing

Fa - ther Spyr

i - don.

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First Tone

The Three Most Great Luminaries &b

The three most great

of

lu - mi - na - ries

the Three - Sun

Di - vin - i - ty

&b
have il - lu - mined all of the world with the rays of doc trines di - vine

&b
and true; they are the sweet - ly flow - ing ri - vers of wis dom who with god -

&b &b
The

have wa - tered all cre - a tion in clear and might - y

ly know - ledge

streams:

great and sa - cred Ba - sil, and the The - o - lo - gian

wise Gre - go - ry,

&b
to - geth - er with the re - nowned

John the famed Chrys - o - stom of gold - en

&b

us all who

love their

di - vine - ly

speech. Let

wise words come to - geth - er,

& b n b
hon -

less - ly they of fer

our - ing them with hymns; for cease

&b

for

. j .
us to the -5Trin i ty.

en - treat - y

First Tone

while gabriel was saying &b &b

and at

ar - dour, Vir - gin,

The lad - der of di - vine While Ga - bri - el was say

vir - tue, thou didst scale with ing Re - joice to thee, O

thou didst his voice

at - tain to the Mas - ter

the height of all

of di - vine no - e - tic things took flesh with - in thy

&b
vi pure

sion, re - ceiv - ing womb. He dwelt in

re - flec - tions pure and clear thee as His ho - ly ark

re - veal - ing the as spake the right -

& b &b &b

Who that

our thee with pi ing thy Cre - a - e - ty, - tor, thou

di - vine mys - tries of Christ. Hence we hon eous Da - vid in the psalms. And in bear

Glo - ry Glo - ry

to to

Christ, Him

as we cry, Ge - ra - si - mus, thou God - bear wast shown forth more spa - cious than all the Heav

er: ens.

hath

giv willed to

ry ry

to to

Him Him

en thee strength. Glo dwell in thee. Glo

Who hath that came

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First Tone

&b &b
ings Final Ending:

Glo Glo ry ry

crowned forth from

thee. thee.

to to

Him Who work - eth Him that, through thy

heal bring - ing*

for

. j .
through thee.

all

&b

rit.

de - liv - ered

forth, hath

us.

* This particular hymn is always chanted as a final hymn. Therefore, only the final ending is given with it.

Glory; both now. From D

&b

to

the

Fa

ther,

and

to

the

Son,

and

Glo - ry

&b

the

Ho -

ly

Spir

.
it.

to

&b &b
of

now

and

ev

er,

and

the

ges

Both

un - to

ges.

A - men.

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First Tone. A

the soldiers standing guard

Chanted from A

&b &b

at for

Thy our

tomb, sakes

O from my the

Sav Vir -

The sol - diers stand - ing guard When Christ God had been born

on didst

of laws,

- ning - like - ing His

iour, gin,

be - came thou faith -

as dead ful - ly

see - ing fol - low

the light Him, keep

&b &b &b

hast serve

the wom His sa en cred

Thine O

An - gel sta - tutes

who preached to and heed - ing

a - ris au - gust

Ho Mag -

Thee Hence,

n
we as

b
glo we -

Who ob -

ing, O Ma - ry

ly Lord: da - lene.

ri - fy, to - day

ished ly

n
do re -

n
we ceive a the

a - bol thy ho

cor - rup - tion; re - mem - brance,

Thee we

&b

the our

grave sins

hast and

a ho -

dore, Who from loos - ing of

a - ris - en trans - gress - ions

and Who through thy

&b
lone ly

art prayers

.
God. us. -8-

our for

First Tone. A Final Ending:

&b
for

us.

rit.

Glory; both now. From A

&b W
Glo - ry to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy

Spir - it.

&b

a - ges.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of

A - men.

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second tone
Hymns Chanted from G

Thou Soughtest the Heights &j &j

thy and

from and

things tur -

Thou Thou

sought - est left - est

the heights, though part - ed not be - hind all earth - ly cares

be - low; bu - lence,

a of

the O

pil - lar led - dest

be - came a life

char - i - ot still - ness and

of fire tran - quil

for thee. li - ty,

&j &j &j

G

Un.

of way,

Thou be - cam - est em - u - la - ting

there - by John the

a true Bap - tist

com - pan - ion in ev - ry

ic eous

thou O

an - gel most right

host; and to - geth - er with one. Where - fore, we ac - claim

them, O Saint, thee with him,

for An -

cease - less - ly Fa - ther of Final Ending:

pray - est Fa - thers,

Christ God right - eous

us all. tho - ny.

&j
O

of

rit.

b
tho - ny.

Un.

Fa - ther

Fa - thers, right - eous An

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Second Tone

When He Took Thee &j &j &j

that haste

n
lin sci en on

When he Smit - ten

took Thee dead with de - sire

from off and love

the Tree, for Christ,

the Ar - i - ma ea - ger - ly did

the - an Hel - en,

pre - pared the moth

Thee with fin - est er whence sprang the

and myrrh most sweet,

he to

to she

Thee, found

the the

#
Life ho of ly

might give Ho - ly

bur - i - al Si - on till

&j &j &j

lips. Cross

he de

em - brace to save

all. Then, com - pelled by his place where our Sav - iour was

fer - vent love, cru - ci - fied,

longed to - sir - ing

#
and the

Thee and to press Thy us. And when through her

spot - less Bo - dy to his heart dil - i - gence, she there had found

his had

fear raised

and it

to be

him, ing,

whilst she

But and

rev - rence up with

re - strained great long -

&j

cried cried

b
ry ry

Thy to

with joy he re - joiced and

to Thee: Glo a - loud: Glo -11-

con - de Him Who

&j

O me

Thou mine

Second Tone

scen - sion, grant - ed Final Ending:

Friend of ar - dent

man. hope.

&j

me

mine

rit.

grant - ed

ar - dent hope.

Glory; both now. Chanted from G

&j &j &j

G

now

to

the

Fa

ther,

and

to

the

Son,

and

to

the

Glo - ry

.
Spir it.

Ho - ly

and

ev -

er,

and

un -

to

the

ges

Both

&j
of

ges.

A - men.

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Second Tone

With What Fair Crowns & j #

With Thou

. j
shall nev we er

what fair crowns of praise wast a morn whose light

crown bless ceased, right -

&j
ed eous

Pe - ter and Paul Fa - ther, di - vine the A - pos A - tha - na -

tles? sius;

Who, and

af - ter them that

&j
the bo - dy were far were blind with the pas a sions part, gloom,

Spir un -

yet in the thou drew - est

&j
it to

. j
as ing

were bound un - wan

one; the light with

fore - most a - mong thy shin - ing bea -

&j

ers: es;

the one and so

the God - pro - claim con fire of grac

as the lead - er of when thou hadst in - creased

& j . j
F E
the the a - pos - to ta - lent giv lic en

choir; the oth thee, Christ showed

&j
er thee

F E
as to hav - ing be a la - boured heal er more of -13-

. j
than af all flict -

Second Tone

&j
the ed rest. souls,

they with

with of

the thy

lau coun rels sels

For who

are crowned the sword

of cut -

& j n

G b . n j
glo fes ry, ter

j n
as of is tru - ly right in - cur - a - ble and sores

im - mor - tal test out the

&j
fit and -

n
-

en ing

n
by Christ a sav

n
our ing

God, health

ting, in Heav wounds, while giv

&j

j
eth them

cy nigh

Who grant to all

great mer that draw

j j . &
to un the to

.
world. thee.

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O House of Ephratha
Chanted from D

Second Tone

&

#bb

house of thou in land of

ly O the

O Chant O

Eph - ra - tha, pro - phe - cy Za - bu - lon,

au - gust and ho and strike thy harp, and ye be - yond

cit - y, Da - vid; Jor - dan,

&

#bb

the of and

thou glo - ry of be - hold, the The give ear, for Christ

the Proph - ets, o - to - kos, now com - eth,

pre - pare the fruit the Light

house where thine own the Sal -

&

#bb

in loins, va

shall Christ and

be our De -

the Di - vine One giv - eth birth to tion, the Ran - som

born for us. God to - day. liv - er - ance.

Final Ending:

&

#bb

and

De -

rit.

the

Ran - som

liv - er - ance.

& &

#bb #bb

Glory; both now. Chanted from D D

.
Glo - ry to the Fath er, and to the Son, and to the Ho - ly Spir - it.

C D .
ev er, and un - to the -15a ges of a ges. A - men.

Both now and

exapostilaria Hearken, Ye Women &j

G

Second Tone

wom bond en, age

#
and in

Heark - en, ye Brought in - to

give ear un - to thy youth, thou didst

the voice es - cape

&j
of joy cap - ti for I vi - ty;

have tram - pled down ty but as a pris - ner

rant Ha - des of Je - sus,

and raised thou didst

&j

cor - rup thy cap -

ye quick a heart -

the world from re - turn to

tion. Hast - en tors. And with

ly and that burned

& j #

dings them to by

pro - claim the glad - some ti with love thou didst re - pay

My friends; for a life of

I have jour - neys,

&j
willed pe that joy rils, pains,

.
row. rick.

cre - a of Ire -

shine forth thence up - on all My and cares to save the whole land

&j
Final Ending:

tion from whence there first came land. Great is thy glo - ry,

forth sor O Pat

&j
Great

is

thy

Un.

rit.

glo - ry,

Pat -16-

rick.

Upon That Mount In Galilee

The Original Melody is irregular

Second Tone

&j

#
tyr The in song -

n
F

com ter

O thou Great Mar O Vir - gin, thou

o - dore, our Christs re - nowned wast called a cur - dled but -

&j
mand moun er, thou god - ly gem tain by Da - vid, thy and or pro - ge -

na - ment of hon - oured tro ni - tor; a rod, by great

&j

wis - dom Sol - o and cour mon clear

phy - bear E - sai

ers, O great in as; and god - ly

- age, cease not to - ly called thee a

&j
ask couch, that vic O La -

try may be con - ferred up - on dy, in his pro - phe - tic Song

the Church, last - ing of Songs; in a

&j
peace on lad - der the whole did Ja -

who ob - serve thy O pure The - o -

world, and for us all, cob see thee por - trayed,

&j &j
sins, God

of which our our

me - mo - ry bright with splen - dour, com - plete for - give - ness to - kos; while yet an - oth er called thee a gate by

find fall

.
tion. ture.

and that re - newed

we mans

sal - va en na -17-

Final Ending:

Second Tone

&j

b
na ture.

Un.

rit.

re - newed mans fall - en

While Thy Disciples Looked on Thee &j

E

as - cen be - fore -

While Thy di - sci - ples looked on Thee, Thou The ranks on high stand trem - bling in fear

dedst, O Christ, Christ, un - a -

&j
un - to the Fa - ther ble to be - hold the

Him. ness

to sit be - side tran - scen - dent bright

An - gels of His

hast - ened, in - ex -

&j
run - ning on press - i - ble be - fore Di - vin -

up, lift Him in

and cried: Lift ye the gates i - ty; yet thou didst hold

&j &j
Final Ending:

Un.

them up, for the thy womb when He

Lord King hath took flesh from

as - cen thine hon

ded un - to His oured and ho - ly

mal pure

.
glo Vir ry. gin.

bright pri blood, O

&j

pure

Un.

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rit.

and

ho - ly

blood, O

Vir

gin.

third tone
Hymns Chanted from F

&b

Awed by the Beauty * G

and in - ex - pli that pure and blame -

Un. F

In - com - pre - hen - si - ble Come, let us all bless Job,

ca - ble is the less man, who in

&b
dread mys - te - ry the Spir - its strength

in thee, a - ble

that hath been wrought was an im - mov -

O all - pure La and might - y pil -

D &b
dy, Queen of all, thou Maid - en lar that stood firm be - fore all

full the of foes

di - vine de - vi -

grace. ces.

For thou Let us

&b &b
F

One faith; Who is un - cir - cum - scrib he is tru - ly a ve a - ble and didst ry great ser - vant

didst con - ceive the sing his praise in

thy whol he plead ly eth

bear Him wrapped in flesh from of our Sav - iour Christ, and

un - taint - ed blood. Since in our be - half, im -

&b
He is thine own Son, plor - ing Christ with ear do thou al nest en - trea ways ty

im - plore Him to grant our to res - cue our souls from

&b

* The Original Melody is irregular. The music for it can be found on p. 39 of Selected Byzantine Hymns

souls sal - va - tion. ev - ry per - il.

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Final Ending:

Third Tone

& b .
our souls from ev - ry per - il.

rit.

Un.

On This Day the Virgin &b

On In

the tic

Vir dis -

in a

this day as - ce

gin bear - eth the Tran - scen - dent ci - pline, thou wast made fair as

&b
es vir sence; gin;

to then,

join lamp

the Un O famed

ap - proach Fe - bro -

a - ble ni - a,

&b
the thou

a a small mar cave; tyr;

earth doth shon - est

of - fer forth as

An - gels with thy

&b
in in

G
-

glo Bride ry; groom,

choir with shep hand, thou ran

herds in giv - ing nest un - to thy

&b
with hav -

sakes thou

trav - el night of

a star the Ma - gi ing watched through - out the

up - on their jour mar - tyr - ic suff

&b
ney; rings.

ist ced -

for our And since

is born a art crowned in -20-

young Child, He that ex glo - ry, thou in - ter

&b
ed est Final Ending:

the that a praise -

Third Tone

ges thee

as with

.
God. faith.

be - fore for them

&b

them

thee

rit. C

Un.

for

that praise

with

faith.

the Power of thy cross &b

D

truth is life - less

The pow - er of Thy Cross, O Lord, in When thou didst see thy Son sus - pend - ed

ver - y great: for it was on the Tree, O blame - less

&b
fixed Vir in gin

through - out didst cry the world; and of fish a - loud: O my most

one place, yet doth a - vail Moth - er, thou bit - ter - ly

&b
er men it be - lov - ed

made di - vine Child whith - er

A - pos de - part tles, ed

. j
and of the the beau - ty na - tions, Mar of Thy vi -

&b
Final Ending:

.
tion. ow?

tyrs, that they might ev - er in - ter - cede for our sal - va sage, which Thou hast will - ing - ly now hid in deaths dark shad

&b

now hid

.
ow?

rit.

Un.

will - ing - ly

in deaths dark shad -21-

Third Tone

That Which Came to Pass in thee &b

F

j F .

That which came Him Whom min In Thy na

to pass i - sters ture, Thou

in thee a - bove art One,

we in no serve with trem yet in Per

&b

not here Keep

gels, doth vants

nor Sym from -

wise com bling and sons, Thou

pre - hend, with awe, art Three:

the An be - low Thy ser

&b

j F .
O now who

gin his and

Un.

we men, me - on all harm,

thou Vir take in be - lieve

Moth arms trust

er pure. em - brace. in Thee.

Final Ending:

&b

and

rit.

in

Un.

be - lieve

trust

Thee.

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Thy Confession &b

Thy Let

Third Tone

the and

one vales

a the

con - fes the moun

sion of tain - tops

di - vine Faith of Geor - gia

showed thee sound with

&b
to songs the of

to to

be laud

and as

a of

Church praise

a new Paul Ta - ma - ra

zeal - ot ves - sel

&b
mong wis priests, O dom, the

one. sun,

blood truth,

both the

of con -

ho - ly smil - ing

The right - eous the sword of

&b
A ver bel sion

and of

with the

Za - cha - ry in - fi - dels,

thee doth cry out to - geth most har - mo - ni - ous reed

&b
er pipe

Lord. Christ,

un - to the of Je - sus

Right - eous and our

Fa - ther, fer - vent

in - ter - cede in - ter - ces

&b &b
ed cy

in our the King

may be grant grant great mer -

with Christ God sor be - fore

be - half of Kings,

that His great mer - cy en - treat - ing Him to

un un -

Un.

to to

.
us. us. -23-

Third Tone Final Ending:

&b

rit. C

Un.

grant great

mer - cy

un - to

us.

Glory; both now. Chanted from 'F'

&b

to

the

Fa

ther,

and

to

Son,

and

the

Glo - ry

the

to

&b &b &b

ges.

Spir

.
it.

Ho - ly

ev er,

and

un - to

the

a -

ges

of

a -

Both now, and

A -

.
men.

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Third Tone

exapostilaria From the Heights our Saviour, Christ

Version # 1

&b &b

b
our dan
3

n
the Day the Sav -

From the heights In the Jor -

Sav - iour, Christ, Riv - ers streams,

C j . b
the East, is grace is and come to truth, hath vi - sit us; o - pen - ly

spring of iour, Who

and we, ap - peared

& b # n # #
who to once all were in the shad and hath en - light ow ened and them

&b
the that

n b
have found ow and

for for

dark, once

be - hold, now we slept in the shad

the truth; the dark;

&b

.
to - day. a - ble.

from a ho - ly Vir - gin, the Lord hath He hath come and shone forth, the Light un Final Ending:

been born ap - proach

&b

.
to a day. ble.

rit.

Un.

the the

Lord hath Light un

been born ap - proach

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Third Tone

From the Heights our Saviour, christ

Version # 2

& b b &b
Un.

East, grace

From the heights our Sav In the Jor - dan Riv

iour, Christ, the ers streams, the

Day - spring of the Sav - iour, Who is

b
E F

for from a for He hath

is come to vi - sit us; and we, and truth, hath o - pen - ly ap- peared

who once were in the shad - ow to all and hath en - light - ened

&b
and them

the dark, be - hold, now we that once slept in the shad

have found - ow and

the truth; the dark;

&b

Vir - gin, shone forth,

the the

b .
to a day. ble.

ho - ly come and

Lord hath Light un

been born ap - proach

Final Ending:

&b

rit.

hath un

b n .
to a day. ble.

Un.

the the

Lord Light

been born ap - proach

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Third Tone

O Changeless Light &b

E F

of new

O Change - less Light of Na - ture and time have

the Light been made

Thine un - be - got by thee a - lone,

&b
ten as

b
ter, er;

Be - get Gods Moth

to - day, O Word, have we now for in - cor - rupt is thy child

&b
seen, birth,

in and

b
fes - ta thy rai -

Thy Lights man - i in - cor - rupt is

tion the Fa - ther ment, where with thou

&b &b
C

ly Spir the faith it ful

on est Ta - bor, might - y

and Ho shelt - rest

as Light and mak

light of

all true

b
-

.
tion. gion.

guid - ing with the scep - tres

cre - a re - li

Final Ending:

&b
the

of

true

rit.

Un.

scep - tres

re - li - gion.

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Third Tone

O ye apostles from afar > & b b . j j

F D
With As hymns she let all of us that seed - less - ly hon bare our Thee

&b
John stood

the at

Fore - run - ner Thy Cross in

and Bap great mourn

&b
Sav - iour las! O

b .
er, Son,

> j j
G

tist ing,

of Christ the she cried: A

the my

Proph sweet -

and Mast be - lovd

&b &b

the set

et sprung from est Child, how

a Proph hast Thou

et, now

de - serts ven - ra from the eyes of

ling, er?

b .

ble nurs Thy Moth

and chaste E - liz - a How art Thou reck - oned

beths off with dead

spring. men?

Final Ending:

&b
How art Thou reck - oned

rit.

Un.

with dead men?

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Third Tone

Thou Who As God Adornest &b

F

est and dost be - deck the man wast made a Proph - et sky of with the

Un.

Thou Who as God a - dorn Thou who wast once a plough

& b b
Un. F

stars, and Who dost send forth Thine An Lord; and with E - li - as - s man

gels, through them, en - light - ning tle, his spir - it two - fold

&b
all didst

of all lis - se -

the earth, O Thou Cre - a - tor thou gain. Where - fore, O great E

things, save us, with

&b

b .
es. thee.

them that hymn Thee him we hon - our

with prais and praise

Final Ending:

&b

rit.

Un.

and

praise thee.

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While Standing in the Temples Courts & b b

D

Third Tone

n
the a

While stand - ing in the Tem The Pro - phet named Him O

ples Courts, hav - ing come in ri - ent Who dawned forth from

& b b b
Spir Vir it, gin the as

El - der took in - to from a cloud - less fir

his arms the Laws ma - ment and brought

&b
Mas - ter, light to

b
F

de - part on East

and cried the whole

out: Lord, let me now world and shined His truth

&b
in peace and West,

b
from the shack to the earths les of re - mot the flesh est ends.

as Thou hast said; Now with the Moth -

&b
for mine eyes er that bare have Him,

b
seen like the to full rev o - ri e - la ent gem -

&b

tion stones

that cut

shall and

the in

na tor

tions, ments,

and the

light - en pol - ished

&b

own with

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b
-

.
tion. ry.

Is - ra - els Mar - tyrs blaze

sal - va His glo

Third Tone Final Ending:

&b

blaze with

rit.

His

Un.

the

Mar - tyrs

glo - ry.

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fourth tone
Hymns Chanted from E

As One Valiant & b

As one With a

val - iant in mar - tyr - dom, tro - phy - bear - er, Great Mar daz - zling bright ra - di - ance, thou, O Mi - chael, dost stand

&

b
on this day the Three - Sun we gath Di - vin -

praise; high,

tyr George, be - fore

er to i - ty

chant with

thee hymns of the Hosts on

& &

for thou hast fin O Chief Com - man

ished the der, in

course and hast in - vin - ci - bly kept joy ex - claim - ing: Ho - ly art Thou,

from the

hast in

b
thy great Ho - ly

vic art to Thou,

the Faith, and O Lord, God

God thou Fa - ther

re - ceived the heights;

&

of of

light; God

do one

rys crown the Word

hence en - treat the Lord co - be - gin - ning - less;

to de - liv - er from Ho - ly art Thou, Di -

&
per - ils vine and

b
hon Pow our er,

and cor - rup - tion Ho - ly Spir - it:

them one

that faith - ful - ly Di - vin - i - ty,

&

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thine ev - er - ven one Glo - ry, Na

- ra - ble mem - o - ry. - ture, and Sov - reign - ty.

Final Ending:

Fourth Tone

&
one

ture,

and

rit

Glo - ry,

Na

Sov - reign - ty.

Lord, When Thou didst Ascend &

E

Un.

our ing

Lord, when Thou didst There is come now

as - cend up - on the Cross, Thou didst ut - ter - ly the mid - dle of those days which com-mence with Christ

&

in by

And by

o - blit - er - ate Gods sav - ing ris

an - ces - tral curse. and which are sealed

go - ing down in Pen - te - cost, that

& &
past, both,

to Ha - des, di - vine day.

Thou didst set free those Il - lu - mi - nat - ed

fet - ters from all both the feasts and

a - ges join - ing

#
un ra -

b
race and

of in

man truth

n
we the

grant - ing it is

to the di - ant

in - cor - rup - tion for is now ren - dered ma -

& &

this and

b
fy of

# Thy

ev - er; hence, for jes - tic, show - ing

cause with hymns do man - i - fest - ing

glo - ri pres - ence

life - cre - a - ting the great glo - ry

and sav - ing of the As - cen - sion -33-

Ris - ing of our

from the dead. Mas - ter, Christ.

Final Ending:

Fourth Tone

&

our

rit

Christ.

of

Mas - ter,

O Lord, although I desired to blot out &

C D

E C

O Lord, al - though I de - sired to blot out with my tears the hand - writ What man who, be - ing tossed in the tem - pest, flee - eth to this ha - ven

&
ing and of is

D E C

my man - y sins, and for the not saved from harm? Or who in

rest of my life to please Thee sor - row and pain doth fall down

&

through sin - cere re - pen be - fore this Phy - si

tance, yet doth the cian and is not

en - e - my lead me a ful - ly healed? O Thou Cre -

&
stray, as a - tor he of

# b
cun ail -

O Lord, O Lord,

war - reth a - gainst my soul with his all things, O Thou Who heal - est the

ning. ing:

& b

b
I I

ish, ish,

do do

be - fore be - fore Final Ending:

ut - ter - ly ut - ter - ly

per per

Thou save Thou save

me. me.

&

ish,

do

rit E

me. -34-

per

Thou save

Fourth Tone

On This Day Thou Hast Appeared & &

E

On O

this day di - vine

Thou hast E - ze

ap - peared un - to the whole ki - el, as Gods true Proph

O est Sov un reign to

Lord, all

world, and et, thou

Thy light, fore - told -

is signed on us who the In - car - na - tion

&
sing Thy of the

know God, -

ledge: the

praise and chant with Lord, the Lamb of

Thou hast now come, Thou Ar - tif - i - cer, the

& #
hast Son

b
O the

n . j .
un - ap nal made proach man a i ble. fest.

ap - peared, of God,

Thou Light E - ter -

Final Ending:

& . the E - ter - nal made man - i - fest.

rit

Un.

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Fourth Tone

Thou Who Wast Called from on high & &

E

# n
D

Thou who wast called from on high and not by man- kind, when the earth - ly O seer of mys - tries in - ef - fa - ble and ho - ly, thou didst cleave in

b
Un. E

dark - ness had be - dimmed thy flesh - ly eyes, and by this blind - ing, had brought twain the Riv - er Jor - dans run - ning streams; and the de - lu - sion of i -

& & &

Un.

ly es

to light and shown forth clear dols, thou didst burn to ash

the dis - mal gloom - i - ness of with the fierce light - ning - bolt of

im - pi - e - ty, then the light from Heav - en shined its light - ning ra - di - ance thy god - ly words. When the king trans - gressed, thou didst re - buke him o - pen - ly;

b
E

ing est;

up - on the eyes of the shame - ful priests of

thy mind, O Paul, there - by re - veal in - iq - ui - ty, thou bold - ly slew

&
to thee and with

the beau - ty of god - ly thy prayer, thou didst burn thy

pi - e - ty. Hence, thou didst come sac - ri - fice. Now with the fire

&
to of

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know the One that doth bring forth light out of thy most fer - vent prayer, quench the flam - ing - hot

dark - ness, yea, Christ coals of the suf -

&

b n b
Him to ple, O

Fourth Tone

our God. Do thou there - fore fer - ings and dis - tress of

en - treat thy peo

en - light - en and E - li - as, Proph -

&
to et Final Ending:

save of

our the

.
souls. Lord.

& b
O E - li - as,

rit

of

the

Proph - et

Lord.

Unto Them That Fear Thee &

E E

fear love

Un.

giv - en let us

Un - to them that Come, all ye that

Thee, Thou, O mar - tyr - ic

Lord, hast con - tests,

Thy pre - cious be - take our -

& &

as not

# n
an to en - sign Per - sia of or

Cross selves

vic - to - ry, where - by Thou hast an - cient Rome, but un - to the

o - ver Rus - sian

come land,

with in

#
D

all that

the powrs di - vine

of dark - ness a - re - na,

their prin - ci - pal - i - ties, the which an ar - my of

&

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our an they won

and hast brought us back a - gain to the first bless - ed - ness of Chris - tians, stripped of earth - ly strength, con - tend - ed might - i - ly till

Fourth Tone

&
D

#
E

n
E

cient state; and for this cause, we the crown. Their blood hath made the

glo - ri - fy Thy earth a Heav - en,

man - be - friend while in Heav -

&

of our

ing en

e - co - no - my, O their spir - its stand at

my Je - sus, the throne of

Al - might - y Lord, Thou di the Trin - i - ty, in - ter -

& b
E

vine ced Final Ending:

Sav - iour ing in

our souls. be - half.

&
in -

ter -

ing

in

our

ced

be - half.

Glory; both now. Chanted from 'E'

& &

ly

to

the

Fa

ther,

b
and to

the

Son,

and

the

Glo - ry

to

Spi -

.
-

Ho

rit.

&

Both

now

and

ev

er,

and

b
the a

ges

of

un - to

&
a

ges.

.
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A - men.

fourth tone with B n Be Quick to Anticipate &

Be By

quick thy

our O

to an - tic - i - pate di - vine child - birth, thou,

foes ere we be spot - less Maid, hast

en - slaved by re - newed the

&

them that blas - pheme Thee and that men - ace us with their threats, O mer whole mor - tal na - ture of the earth - born, which was cor - rupt with pas -

&

our in

ci - ful Christ sions and dead

God; by Thy sins. Thou hast

Cross raised

de - feat them that op - pose all men from death to life

& #
us pure

is due,

the O

n
faith thou of most

tho ri -

that they may know how might - y and end - less. Where - fore, as is

Or glo

&
dox ous

ly didst

Thy all

pure now

us as

all, thou

Chris - tians, through Vir - gin, we

Moth - ers call thee

prayers for bless - ed,

&

.
man. - sy.

O on tru - ly Final Ending:

Friend of proph - e

&

rit D

sy.

.
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proph - e

Fourth Tone with B n

Joseph Was Amazed

Dismissal Hymn

&
O Be

Lord thou

Je - sus, rea - dy,

un - to Thee Thy lamb doth Beth - le - hem, E - den hath

cry with o - pened

a great voice: un - to all.

& &

#
now Tree

O my Bride - groom, Thee I love; Eph - ra - tha, pre - pare thy - self,

and seek - ing Thee, I for now, be - hold, the

con - test, of life

and ly

and with Thy bap - ti - sm hath blos - somed forth in the

am cru - ci - fied cave from the ho

bur - ied. I Vir - gin. Her

&

#
-

#
I Di -

suf - fer for Thy sake, that I may reign womb hath proved a true spir - i - tual Par

with Thee; a - dise,

for Thy sake where - in the

&
die, that vine and

me we

out of we shall

I may live sav - ing Tree

in Thee: is found,

ac - cept and as

of - fered eat there - of

&
long all ing live,

a *

souls

to Thee as and shall not

spot - less sac - ri - fice.

Lord, save our

&

in - ter - ces sions,

.
in mer - cy.

through her

since Thou art great

* For the remainder of the hymn, see the first two lines of the following page. The Dismissal Hymns for the Eve of the Nativity, the Forefeast of Theophany, and the Eve of Theophany all follow the same sequence of notes.

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Fourth Tone with B n

The following two lines complete the Dismissal Hymn for the Forefeast of the Nativity. The hymns for the feasts mentioned in the footnote below follow this pattern also.

&
die

as did

For

Christ

is born now

to

raise

the

A - dam.

&

that

had

im - age Final Ending:

fall - en

a - fore - time.

&
the

had fall - en

i - mage that

a - fore - time.

Thou Who Wast Raised Up

Melody used when Chanted as a Dismissal Hymn

& # & n
flash syc

n #
E D E

Since thou wast great in zeal for god - ly re - li - gion, thou didst as - sem - ble When He that bowed the Heav - ens came to save sin - ners, Zac - chae - us, great in

of of

a the

an al - li - ance zeal, but lit - tle

Mar - tyrs, sta - ture,

and in their midst, thou shon - est like be - held the Tree of Life from in

&

the in -41-

fer sus,

- ing star. With the - a - more; lift - ed

ar - rows that did up a - bove the

pierce thy much - suf earth, he saw Je

& #

n
O he

tyr ing,

ing bo - dy, Who called him:

thou didst slay com - ing down

en - e - my, low - li - ness,

Great Mar re - pent

Fourth Tone with B n

&

#
the was

Se - bas - tian; and thou thy - self didst fly as from a bow in - to re - ceived Him; and so sal - va - tion came in - to his house, and he

&

n
where a

hath son

Heav - ens shown forth Final Ending:

Christ true

re - ceived of A -

thy soul. bra - ham.

& #
and he

n
a

rit

son of

was shown forth

true

A - bra - ham.

Glory; both now. Fourth Tone with B n

& & &

Both

to

the

Fa

ther,

and

#
to the

Son,

n
and

the

Glo - ry

to

Ho

ly

Spi -

.
rit.

now

and

and

#
un - to

the

#
of

ev - er,

a - ges

&

ges.

.
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A - men.

Fourth Tone with B n

Thou Who Wast Raised Up

Kontakion

&j & j #

raised trea up su on ry

the of

#
Cross Gods of Thine ho - ly

Thou Who wast The sac - red

own will, glo - ry,

n
do cious

#
Thy ber

O Christ our God, the great - ly pre -

Thou be - stow brid - al cham

com - pas - sions and Vir - gin,

& j n &j
den to

up - on this, Thy new com - mon - wealth named af the Sav - iours most pure tem - ple, free of stain

ter Thee. Glad and un - de - filed, in -

with Thy sov - reign might our most Or the House of the Lord on this day

tho - dox hier - archs, is brought for - ward and

&j

# n
ev - ry false teach Most Di - vine Spir -

and vouch - safe them vic bring - eth with her - self

to - ry o - ver the grace of the

&j
ing; it; and her

as do

war hymn may with

they songs

pon she

Thy Gods

help in An - gels

pos - sess the wea of praise, for

&j
of is

the the

.
ble. cle.

tru

peace, ly

tro - phy in heav - en - ly -43-

vin - ci ta - ber - na -

Fourth Tone, Palatine Final Ending:

&j

b
cle.

the heav - en - ly

ta - ber - na

Glory; both now. Chanted from G

&j W
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy

W
and ever, and unto the

Spir - it.

&j

#
a - ges of

Both now

a - ges.

A - men.

Joseph Was Amazed

Palatine ModeSessional Hymn

&

#bb #bb

Un.

was a Vir - gin mazed un to see de - filed,

didst that

Jo - seph To the

that which tran - scend - ed Arch - an - gel Ga - bri -

&

seed, to thou, her

O the

Maid, joy

na - tures bounds, el was sent

for and

with - out de - clared

#bb &
both doth

con - ceive tran - scend

and bear a Child. And he re - mem - bered the all thought and speech: Thou shalt con - ceive with - out -44-

#bb & #bb

Fourth Tone, Palatine

.
on, tion.

the dew For thou

up shalt -

blos - som - ing rod seed and with - out

of Aar cor - rup

&

on bear

the ere

though His

Un.

which and

the fleece, a Son,

and God

un - burn e - ter

ing ni

bush ty,

#bb &
was He

all from a their flame. sins.

not shall

con - sumed, re - deem

it was peo - ple

&

#bb #bb #bb

cried, me

as to he say:

Thus, thy pro - tec - tor and He bear - eth wit - ness Who

be - trothed hath sent

bare wit Re - joice,

&

ness O

. n
the ed priests: Maid.

# n b n
Vir - gin birth is bear vir -

be - fore most bless

A The

eth gin,

&

and and af - ter af - ter

.
a a Vir Vir gin. gin.

child - birth, still bear - ing, thou

re - main - eth re - main - est

Final Ending:

&

#bb

Vir -

gin.

Un.

thou

re - main - est

-45-

Fourth Tone, Palatine

& &

#bb #bb

Glory; both now. Palatine Mode

W
Glory

to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spir - it.

Both

W
now

.
and ever, and unto the a - ges of a ges. A - men.

-46-

plagal of first tone

Hymns Chanted from A

&
A
Let Let

Let us Worship the Word G A

O ed

us wor - ship the Word, us praise the all - laud -

ye faith - ful, prais - ing Him that with the and no - ble bride of Christ, the god - ly

&
G A

G
is of co - be - gin Si - nai and -

Fa - ther and Spir - it Cath - rine, the guar - dian

ning - less God, Who was born its de - fence, who is al -

&
of so a pure Vir - gin that we all be saved; our sup - port and suc - cour and our help;

for He was pleased to mount the for with the Ho - ly Spir - its

&
G

Un.

Cross in the flesh that He as - sumed, ac - cept sword she hath si - lenced bril - liant - ly the clev

ing thus to en - dure death. er a - mong the god - less;

&
And and

ing, tyr,

He she

#
re mer -

by His glo - ri - ous ris be - ing crowned as a Mar

al - so willed to now doth ask great

&
A

.
the us dead. all.

sur - rect cy for Final Ending:

&

now

doth

Un.

b .
for -47us all.

rit.

she

ask great mer - cy

Plagal of First Tone. A

Glory; both now. Chanted from A

& &
the

Un.

the

Fa

ther,

and

to

the

Son,

and

Glo - ry

to

to

and

Spir -

.
er,

Ho - ly

it.

&
Both

ev

and

the

ges

now

un - to

&
of

ges.

A - men.

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Plagal of First Tone. A

We the Faithful Bless Thee & W

Both now and ever, and unto the

a - ges of a ges. A - men.

&

kos, and we en like a

We the faith When the Ewe

ful bless and Vir

thee, O Vir - gin The - o - to - gin be - held Thee be - ing tak

&

A D
glo lamb ri - fy to slaugh thee, as is meet and prop - ter, then, O Word, she cried er: O un - shak - en out: O most strange au -

&
Last Line of First Verse:

b n A
pro - tec - tion, - be - stow - er?

cit - y, im - preg - na - ble bat - tle - ment, in - vin - ci - ble dac - i - ty! how is it these law - less men slay Thee, the Life

&
and

Un.

#
uge

our

souls.

b .

shel - ter - ing

ref

of

Last Line of Second Verse:

&

truth,

Un.

Thy

my

Great,

in

is

mer - cy,

Son!

-49-

Plagal of First Tone. D

O Righteous Father &

G D
Chanted from D

b
D

ing of Saint, God,

O right - eous O right - eous

Fa - ther, Fa - ther,

The - o - do - sius, thou God - bear sa - cred Am - brose, tru - ly graced

&b

life all in a hym sav -

with fer - vour thou didst strug - gle in this brief tem - por - al thou lyre of sev - en strings ev - er sound - ing forth to us

&b
no - dy and vig ing song of Or ils and con - stant tho - dox truth and fast doc -

ing. To thy dis trines; thou tune - ful

&b
ci - ples thou be - cam lute of the Di - vine est a Com - for

n b
-

rule; thou dost join in cho - ter that most sweet - ly sooth

&b &b

now with the souls

ing in -

rus eth

the flesh - less An of all the faith

gels, cease - less - ly sing ful; thou art a great

of of Christ, God,

God, trum our pet De of

the praise stru - ment

the Word of God come from and the most praise - wor - thy

&b
liv all er the -50-

b
be - fore the ing clear and

er, Who bowed His head Church, the most ex - ceed

Plagal of First Tone. D

n b G &b
Bap - tist and Fore lim - pid fount of run grac -

n b
ti a fied way

ner, and whol - ly sanc es, that wash - eth clean

&b
the na - ture of the fil - thi - ness the of wa pas ters. Do thou sions: Do thou

en - treat Him, do en - treat Christ, do

& b n &b &b

right right -

eous eous

one, one,

be be

thou plead with Him, O thou plead with Christ, O

that that

the Church may the Church may

n b
con con -

great great

mer mer cy, cy, and and

grant - ed grant - ed

cord, cord,

tran - quil - li - ty, tran - quil - li - ty,

Un. . j # .
u u ni - ty. ni - ty. -

last - ing last - ing Final Ending:

rit. C D j D n & b . # n b . A G
and last - ing u ni - ty.

-51-

Rejoice
&b
D

Plagal of First Tone. D

thou treas - ure frag - rant in - deed of from coun - try, kin - dred, and home, to great be as - cet - i - cal a stran - ger and

Re - joice, Wrest - ed

& b n
con - ten - tions and vic - to - ries; a pil - grim up - on the earth,

b
C

for thou took - est on thy shoul - ders the O Pa - trick, thou wast of Heav - en e -

&b
Cross, de - vot lect - ed e -

O all - bless - ed from i - dol - a -

ing thy - self un - to Christ the Mas - ter, ven from youth to es - trange the I - rish

&b & b n

G D

man; thou ut - ter - ly trod - dest down the ig - no - ble mind of the flesh; try. Thy kins - men and dear - est friends, coun - try, com - fort, and moth - er tongue,

b
D A

and didst

with all the vir - tues didst thou make thy soul ra - di - ant, e - ven the fa - ces of the longed - af - ter Saints of Gaul,

thou took thou see

&b
est wing to soar up no more, in thy care

n
sions ple

un - to love of God. Where - fore, as we en - com for thy faith - ful flock. While there was an - y strength

b D & b n

pass thine au - gust and all - ho - ly shrine, we ask by thine in - ter - ces in thee, thou took - est no rest at all, till thou hadst wrest - ed a peo

-52-

&b
that we out of may find the snares

bas, groom

Gods great love for man, of the en - e - my,

O all - laud - ed Sab pre - sent - ing the Bride

& b n

and that peace and with a fair and

His great mer spot - less bride

cy be grant - ed to new - es - poused through thy

the world. tra - vails.

Final Ending:

&b
new

rit.

es - poused through thy

tra - vails.

Glory; both now. Chanted from D

&b

to

the

Fa

ther,

and

to

the

Son,

and

to

the

Glo - ry

&b &b

Spir

.
it.

Ho - ly

and

ev

er,

and

the

ges

of

Both now

un - to

&b
a

ges.

.
-53-

A - men.

Plagal of second tone

Hymns Chanted from G

Angels in the Heavens

(The Original Melody is not metered)

&j
Made

#
shin - ing babe and forth from ing with - out ful - fill

a the

n
Vir - gin writ - ten

Maid Law,

a the

Vir Giv -

Clear - ly Com - ing

in from now

a strange,

change, Christ hath

ap - peared

& j #
new gin, er

ion, He the

the doth Lord

n
set of the

Un.

Law

our in

the

bright Tem

the ther ple

fash and and

Three - Sun Light a - right

hath made

fore - fa

& j #
u A of dams the

fall, Law

all once brought

brought forth

in as

with a

the

Babe

of passed by

ni - verse

past which, is

tell - ing,

shin - ings

through trans - gres - sion, di - vine

&j
the to a

the and

ing of gin race Vir

light - tran - scend all pure

God - head. mor - tals. Moth - er.

-54-

Plagal of Second Tone

As It Is Written &j
As it

is

#
was

n
didst ci rise cru fied, the

writ - ten, Thou

the third day from Vir - gin stood

the tomb, be - side

Of old, when Christ

&j
O the Christ, Cross

rais - ing with the al vir so gin and

Un.

of our

race;

the fore - fa - ther be - lovd

dis - ci - ple John.

&j
for

doth all how

is

it

Thou

this

Pas -

this cause

man - kind

ex - tol

Thee, whilst

ac - claim -

She cried:

A - las,

suf - fer - est

&j
ing sion,

of

all

hymns men,

of

.
praise.

Thy

Re - sur - rec - tion, chant - ing dis - pas - sion

O Thou

my Christ?

Final Ending:

&j
O

Thou

of

all

Un.

rit. F

my

b .

dis - pas - sion

men,

Christ?

-55-

Plagal of Second Tone

Ere the Morning Star &j

Ere

star

New

from the

the Fa - ther moth all ac - counts of

the morn - ing

from the womb wast Thou born as - sem - bled

Pa - tri - arch Ger - ma - nus the

& j j
er - less ere of the

at

but a

a - ges, though

A - ri - us

reck - oned Thee not God, Fa - thers

the Sev - en Coun - cils

con - vened by the

di - verse times and

&j

in - to a

rule and can - on,

all

cre - a - tion, rash - ly com - piled them

and sense - less - ly sin - gle

i - den - ti - fy - ing Thee, the set - ting them

&j
Cre - a - tor, in or - der.

He

thus

up

for in the one

with things cre - a - ted, stor - ing

fu - el

con - firmed their doc - trines, gath - ring them

&j
fire writ ten

But the Coun He es - tab cil lished them

Un.

in as fel - low

e - ter - nal. re - cord.

gath - ered

Ni - cae - a shep - herds

& j #
oer

us

the

#
Lord, art as tru ly the Son of most vig

pro - claimed that Thou,

God, one with be - fore

flock and

i - lant sup - pli - ants

&j
the

and that

the we Spir may -56it be

F
in

Fa - ther

rank. saved.

the Lord,

Final Ending:

Plagal of Second Tone

&j

we

Un.

b
be saved.

rit.

be - fore

the Lord, that

may

Having Laid Up All Their Hope &j

Hav - ing laid up Com - ing to all re - veal to

#
for

#
in

these

their hope and

ex - pec - ta - tion

Heav - en,

thee that coun - sel which was

de - ter - mined from

&j &j

a kind of sa - lut - ed

thee,

to be out:

two Saints have treas - ured up be - fore e - ter - ni - ty,

them - selves

wealth not

Ga - bri - el

cry - ing

did they re - ceive;

free - ly

do

they

give

de - spoiled. Free - ly Re - joice,

ho - ly earth

nev - er sown; bush un - burnt,

re - joice

& j # n
out thou; heal - ings O un to those with mal - a - dies. thou lad - der raised on re - joice,

to the Gos saw Ja - cob

True

high, which

&j
pels hest, of old;

gold

nor

did they

un -

neith - er

sil - ver

ac - quire;

and

re - joice, thou depth un - fath - omed and

un - ex - plored;

re - joice,

&j
to

men

and

up

the

and

kind -

un - to lead - est

beasts they showed ben - e - fac - tions to -57high - est Heav - en;

thou bridge which

re - joice,

Plagal of Second Tone

& j j
ness - es; di - vine

tru ly na; of the Man

to

that they might be ves - sel

o - be - de - ient

re - joice, com - plete de -

&j
Christ struc tion

of the

means, curse;

#
and

so

with of

bold A dam

to

God,

re -

through ev - ry

ness might

in - ter -

re - call

&j
cede joice: Final Ending:

Him thee

in is

our the souls Lord be Most

.
- half. High.

with With

&j
With

thee

is

the

Un.

rit. F

Lord

Most High.

Ye Angelic Hosts &j

Ye Now the

j
go ye on the

way all

the

us,

ye

that

an - gel - ic hosts,

be - fore

hills and moun - tains, the plains and

val - leys,

of - fer

&j
be in

is

the of

j
the

on

of

God star

Beth - le - hem, make

man - ger

rea - dy. Vir - gin.

The Word

praise to Christ, Who

come forth

shin - ing

&j
is

born;

the

Wis Ma

gi -58-

to

look

Him,

as

Ho - ly guid - ed

dom now

com - eth forth. Church, re - ceive ly - ing

from Heav - en

Plagal of Second Tone

&j
the an

and in up - on a cave

this and

clad

with

the

of flesh

the of

The us,

o His

greet - ing; in - fant

re - joi - cing

&j
to - kos, ser - vants.

# n
us peo we ple all cry: shout:

Bless - ed Bless - ed art Thou art Thou

Un.

let

To Him

&j
Who Who

art

now

come; born,

glo - ry glo - ry be be to to

.
Thee. Thee.

our God, our God,

hast been

&j
our

God,

Un.

rit.

Thee.

glo - ry

be

to

Glory; both now. Chanted from 'G'

&j

to

the

Fa

ther,

and

to

the

Son,

and

to

the

Glo - ry

&j
Ho

ly

ev

.
-

Spir - it.

&j
Both

now

and

er,

and

the

ges

un - to

& j #
of

n
ges.

.
-59-

A - men.

Plagal of fourth tone

Hymns Chanted from C

By Conceiving the Wisdom &

Tak - ing By up a con - ceiv - ing the

set

thou didst in thy of God

dash

#
down the

di - vine

of weap - on - ry,

Wis - dom and Word

womb, with - out

& n &
to

thou

ing est bar

b
the for all

the world

i - dols de - ceit there - with, be - ing con - sumed there - by,

a - rous

An - gels hosts

ex - tol thy eth he - ro - ic the fight;

for thy

mind was held

#
with di -

a - fire

Him Who fill

u - ni - verse; thou hast

in thine arms Him that

&
vine hold long - ing eth for thy God, all, to - geth - er

Who hath

#
in and

brav giv -

and thou nob - ly

with - stood - est

fa - shioned cre - a - tion

& n
ing eth a their

death food

by to

fire. all.

in I

ance thee,

with O

thy thou

Where - fore, Where - fore,

ac - cord be - seech

&
name, all thou

est gin Vir

di - vine and

b
gifts on of

O be great re -

be - stow

them that ask, God, that

ho - ly

Mo - ther

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Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

&

prize deemed -

win - ner from my

sins

for when

this I

cause shall

cry to un stand -

The - o - dore; ma - ny

we have

&
to be thee: fore

of

my

God

b
that O pure

In - ter - cede the Face

with Christ our

for - give - ness La - dy

Cre - a - tor and God;

&
of

all

help

me

in

mem all -

be

for

to

b
ing er

their trans - gres - sions

grant - ed

them do

that with long what - so - ev

Vir - gin,

that hour,

thou canst

&

thy dost

will,

. j .
o hymned ry. Maid.

keep thou Final Ending:

ho - ly

&

rit.

dost

will,

Un.

Maid.

thou

all - hymned

-61-

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

O Lord, Though Thou Didst Stand &

O Lord,

Thou

stand the

the

en e -

Lord, though

Thou didst

be - fore re - nowned

tri - bu - nal,

fore - knew - est

Je - re - mi - as

&
ven

judg -

ment

at

his

birth

him

and

didst

not

him

dur - ing

Pi - lates hands, fash - ion

Thou didst

de - part

be - fore

Thou didst

hal - low

& #
as

rise truth

on from

Thy his

n
throne moth - ers

womb.

from Thy

Fa - ther, Proph - et

seat - ed be - fore

with Him

a - bove.

&
And For

Thou Thou

didst in

from didst

the

dead,

O the

Friend

of

man

most

fore - see

no - ble

sta - ture

&
of

his

mind.

By

his

the

world -

from ties,

the O

save

us,

mer - ci - ful,

free - ing

bit - ter Sav - iour,

bond - age

en - trea

&
of in Final Ending:

the Thy

a -

li -

en and

and Thy

en love

for

.
man.

e - my.

good - ness

&
in

Thy

rit.

Un.

and

Thy

love -62for

good - ness

. man.

O Lord, Thy Holy Martyrs &

C

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

Lord,

Thy

the

since

they

had

all ev -

O When

ho - ly

Mar - tyrs,

for - got - ten a - ban - doned

Mo - ses

no - to - ri - ous

wise - ly

&
that ry

is

but

b
earth plea -

#
ly, sure, with

most

set

n
bit - ter pains and

com - plete - ly

at nought most as - ce - tic

world - ly

se - vere

&
tor la ments bours,

for

the

pas - sions of the flesh;

and on

hurl - ing down

e - ter - nal life to come. Now

they have in - her -

he quelled the

&
i - ted that life the

a - bove; foe,

where he fore, hath

they car - ried

off

the

an - gel vic -

re - joice with

ev - er - schem - ing

the crowns of

&
ic

hosts.

Lord,

to by their his

grant grant

ing us

all

Thy

Thy great

In - cline

en - treat - ies, en - treat - ies,

un - to

to - ry.

& b
peo mer ple great mer - cy cy and ev - er Final Ending:

. j .
their ing prayers. life.

through last

&

rit.

Un.

life.

ev - er - last - ing

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Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

O Strange Wonder &

O O

strange strange

is is

O He

dread that

He

that

by

na ture ment

won - der! won - der!

mys - ter - y!

her - ald - ed Christs self - a - base

&
as to

God men

tal

and

than

all

die, men

how by is the

voice

of

im - mor de - clared

can - not

He hanged

high - er

&
on

tree; can

it be He doth with pow - er

taste

of

death? God,

Is He to - day he

end -

con - demned,

Christ Him - self; and

be - stowed by

&
Who eth

of his

all is moth - ers

and

Sun,

hide

thy light

and

in - no - cent? bar - ren - ness

Be - hold,

set - teth loose Zach - a - ri - as

& &
spake

.
fear at O this

quake with

au - dac - i - ty!

Thus the

Vir - gin

boun - den voice.

Thy great works, O Christ, and

Thy might - y

with

groans O

as our

she

Lord!

on save

the those

Cross

the

be - held

hang - ing Where - by

won - ders,

Sov - reign

ho - nour -

&
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Thy

Christ, great

Whom

she

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had ner

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borne. John.

Sav - iour

Fore - run

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&
O

most

ye

God

blooms,

band;

and

ment

de - light - ful

mar - tyr - ic

sac - red

en - camp

&
of

war,

most

God

peo -

chos - en

com - pa - ny

no - ble

& & & & &

and

of

gath - er - ing

di - vine - ly

se - lect - ed

bless - ed

ple and

in

that

for

the

hal - lowed choir

Saints, who strove

con - test

.
Trin - i - ty, pray Him

in our

- to

He

grant

us

be - half,

of

our

sins,

and

all

men,

great

par - don

ma - ny

un

and

ing

.
peace.

mer - cy Final Ending:

en - dur

&

and

rit.

Un.

peace.

great

mer - cy

en - dur - ing

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Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

The Paradise of Eden &

The Pa - ra - dise of E - den long a - go When in

ho ly

once brought

forth the beau - ti - ful and faith - ful Youths

the fur - nace of the blaz - ing flame, Thy

&
Tree proved to be

all as in a cool, re - fresh - ing

Un.

come

did

of Know - ledge in the midst of

the plants. Thy Church, O Christ, dew, then

hath blos

they mys - tic - ly

&

somed forth por - tray

with from

Thy

ho

- ly

and

to

from

pre - cious Cross,

which hath

rich - ly Vir - gin

be - fore

that Thou wast

&

in

did dread

n
eat the glo - ry

as

As

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for mer caused ing the A - dams sec - ond for Thy com

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un - to

the world. But while the

whom Thy bright - ness would not burn.

&
time

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our

God,

the the

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death, when

food there - of,

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was saved by

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faith. Make

and right - eous man, great Dan - iel, clear - ly

hath fore - told, when

&
tak - ers of the I out and said: be - held

him, in

place

and the

for - give - ness grant - ed un - til

un - to

O Christ, Who hast

the thrones were set -66-

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

&
Judge

Thy for sat

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the and

of

the the

foe

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quelled by

fren - zy

then rushed forth

riv - er

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C
us wor - thy be saved by

their

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all. And ac - count

of Thy Heavn - ly King - dom, O en - treat - ies,

that fire, from the which may we

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might Mas Final Ending:

&
by their

rit.

our

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en - treat - ies,

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Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

What Shall We Now Call You &

How

shall

we we

now

call

you, thee,

O O

Saints

of

God? John?

What shall

Ho - ly Might - y

Cher - u proph - et

ad - dress

right - eous

&
bim, who

for

Christ

doth the

rest

you at on all the

times. land;

true

up - on

Six - wingd Ser - a spir - i -

fore - saw

hor - rors com - ing

&
phim,

in that man

ye

all

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of

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none;

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An priest gels, that,

glo - ri - fied

with - out cease.

tu - al

that judged

things while judged

&
for like

ye

was

as

none

else,

but

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ye

showed your

bo - dies nought but

scorn; and

Pow sprang

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forth per - fect,

&

and

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Your a

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&

the

rit.

Un.

that

we

be

Christ

Sav - iour

all

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Glory; both now. Chanted from C

& & & &

to

the

Fa

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and to

the

Son,

and

to

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Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

To Thee, the Champion Leader

The Original Melody is irregular.

&
As To

we thee,

the the

flee and

for

ref -

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of

thee, count -

faith - ful pas - tor,

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and of thy

n
O do

we

and

thy

speed y pau - pers,

help, and

pro - tec - tion or - phans,

home - less

wid - ows,

&
we

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of Christ an - thems

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treat, souls,

prize - win - ner of - fer

af - flict

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be As

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&

the with

snares grace laid and

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thee: Re - joice,

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Plagal of Fourth Tone. C Final Ending:

&

great

rit.

Un.

John.

Re - joice,

won - der - work - er

When the Bodiless One

The Original Melody is irregular.

&

head

of

the of

God,

and

which

was

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bu bless ried ed, be with

The O

sa - cred Maid most

Bap - tist,

pure, graced

ev - er

&
neath the

the

earth, -

hid ic

like hosts

a on

pearl high,

with

the

the

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as and a all lamp now

b
eth, ers, pow

n
splen - did pray

with

b
plead -

ap - pear

di - vine

bod - i - less

with cease - less

&
light; ings it to shin Him eth Who on in all His

sion

mir - a - cles, of thee,

the world, com - pas

work - ing

was born

&
to

grant

ing

like

a us

ness -71-

of the

day; end

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break

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&
John and

the the

# n
Fore par run don ner of

of all

the our

Sun, sins

light the

that

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set, life,

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out may

to all

us find

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a en

gain: cy

cry we

&
Lo, and

great

mer -

ye, cy, the O Lamb Full

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of of God.

be - hold

Final Ending:

&
and great mer cy, O Full

rit.

Un.

of Grace.

Another Glory; both now. Chanted from C

& W & W
Both now, and ever, and unto the ages of

. .
a - ges. A - men.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spir - it.

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Plagal of Fourth Tone. F

As First-Fruits of our Nature &b

As

of

our

to joy the Plant - er in thine of cre - a na - tiv ted i and au - gust

first - fruits

na - ture

Cre - a - tion found

de - light

&b
ty

the

of

the thy

mar mir -

in on

things, the world and

pre - sent - eth good cheer

God - bear - ing num - ber - less

tyred Saints a - cles

&b
off - ring thy

un to me -

Thee, mo O ri -

al.

Now

there -

Lord. Through their

ear - nest

di - vine

be - stow

&b
of

ies, ly rich

our

souls

deep

clean

the

stains

of

our

ev

en - treat

keep Thy Church in on

peace and

di - vine

tran - quil

and wash

&b
ry sin,

pure The - o to kos, right -

Thou we

Who

art

li - ty, through the

Eu - thy - mi - us most

eous, that

may chant:

&b

great Al ly le -

mer lu -

ci i

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ful. a.

Final Ending:

&b
that we

.
Al le -73lu i a.

rit.

Un.

may chant:

Plagal of Fourth Tone. F

Thou, as the Life of All &b

Thou, as Ye

the Life of all, a strange

from the dead mys - try here art is a - ris be - fore en. us!

faith - ful, what

&b
As He

un born to of the wom a wom en: an; is

An An - gel bright with light a - lone doth know,

called out God

&b
Cease all the

ing; gels, of An

tell the be - ing A - pos - tles the tid His a - ston - ished at

ye from tears and weep ar - rays

&b

ings full of to joy. us, de - scent

Cry cry

the the

a - loud sing - ing prais - es, that a - loud sing - ing prais - es, that

Christ Christ

&b
Lord is

en in from Beth the le dead, hem,

that that in in

a - ris

He He

truth hath truth hath

Lord hath been born

&b

of of

.
man man kind. kind.

been well - pleased, as God, to save the race been well - pleased, as God, to save the race Final Ending:

&b
of

man -

rit.

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kind.

Plagal of Fourth Tone. F

Glory; both now. Chanted from F

&b
D

to

the

Fa

ther,

and

to

the

Son,

and

to

the

Glo - ry

&b
Ho -

ly

ev

er,

.
it.

Spir

&b
Both

now

and

the

a -

ges

and

un - to

&b
of

ges.

A - men.

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