Cherubic Hymn – Xeroubiko – Grave Tone (Byzantine Chant)
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Chanted by Byzantine Master and Professor of Byzantine Music Mr. George Papanikolaos from Samos, Greece. Cherubic Hymn: Grave tone, composed by Fokaeus, which is chanted in the Divine Liturgy of The Greek Orthodox Church during the Great Entrance… In the Orthodox Church there are 8 tones that can be chanted: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Plagal of 1st, Plagal of 2nd, Grave, and Plagal of 4th tone. This is done so that people don’t get bored at listening to the same tone over and over again. Each week a different tone is chanted. “Let us who mystically portray the Cherubim, and chant the thrice-holy hymn unto the life-creating Trinity, lay aside all earthly care, that we may receive the King of all, escorted invisibly by the angelic orders. Alleluia.” No instruments are used when chanting byzantine music, only the human voice can be used and nothing else.
the coarseness of his voice is very very hard to even try to imitate. it must have taken years of practice or have been given straight by God himself. this is great!!!!!!!!
@acerb45666555 let us not over-emphasise aesthetics in regards to the salvation from christ!
I figured that’s what you meant, but I just wanted to make it clear to others, as many non-Orthodox get confused about our veneration of saints.
This is so beautiful, it is so deep, so touching!!!
God bless nikoinwinnipeg, even if this person does not understand about Icons, we respect his or her opinion, God bless this person, and let us be, and we let you be.
Meanwhile I want to express that I love these Icones, this beautiful art, and I love Orthodox Chants
well said i did not mean it any different, you have taken my statement and made it even more clear!
God bless.
@nikoinwinnipeg Worshipping saints is blasphemous. We honour the saints and recognize that they lived holy lives, and as such, ask that they intercede on our behalf to enhance communication with God himself. We can worship God through the saints, but we cannot worship the saints.
I do not worship the wood or the paint, the metal or the shapes bent into it, I worship our living God and Lord Jesus Christ and his Saints
Icons are living Iconswhen we turn our back, when we sleep they come to life if we were not all sinners we could this miracle witch the lord has given us in some cases there are Miracle Icons witch weep the Holy mir that comes off of these Icons are collected and given to the faithful.
Holy Icons, our view into heaven over the course of the last 2000 years many have said that Icons are idols. This conception is false!
Icons are our view into haven and give a representation of the lord and his saints that we may praise them, I cannot stress this any clearer!
Simply when someone says ohh you are idol worshiping we must respond with great knowledge and few words.
vagos2006…..didnt Byzantine art in general have a major Roman influence? thats what im getting at, and not all Pompeii’s art is naughty! the paintings at the baths are a bit steamy, but other paintings in houses just show daily life etc.
Great video, God bless all Orthodox Christians!!!
May the Lord hear our prayers! I vow to this holy city to give my life for that which was, is and will always be Greek.
For decades the unholy ones have trampled on or holy places! No More!!!!!
May God Bless us!!! All the lands that wronged us shall pay, then all shall shout the name of the Lord Jesus Christ in belief. The City will be ours again!!!!!!
سلام من اللبنانيين الأرثوذكس
very good religion and education video
the romans modeled their civilization after the greeks, just as the greeks modeled some of their civilization after the egyptians. i’m greek myself, its just the way the cookie crumbles. Xristos Anesti and Happy Easter
Greek language is beautiful…
2- The original Roman style is very strong in these images!
Byzantine art is more alive than the early gothic art! you can tell the Gothic artist’s were totally ignorant of the wider world. and they didnt have the best paints either! some of theyre work is a torment to look at! …thank god the Renaissence fixed that problem!!
Yes. May the Lord continue to bless the Church.
Download the flv file and then use something like ffmpeg, there’s plenty of tutorials on how to do it.
How do you do that???
Salutations.
What hymn are you recomending to sing?
Peace and light.
‘to the deepest level of your being’ – i love your insight
it touches the soul . Perfect
Let us who mystically portray the Cherubim, and chant the thrice-holy hymn unto the life-creating Trinity, lay aside all earthly care, that we may receive the King of all, escorted invisibly by the angelic orders. Alleluia.”
beautiful !