Sacred Music Library
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Alleluia for warmup of voices
This Alleluia may be sung to warmup your voice before chanting and singing, as you pray at the same time. |
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Anaphora
Convention music-16A |
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Anaphora
Convention music-16B |
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Anaphora
Choral setting based on the Antiochian Village Camp Book |
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Anaphora-Finley
Convention music-16F |
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Refrain & Troparion of the Second Antiphon
Convention music-4B |
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Refrain & Troparion of the Second Antiphon [Listen]
Convention music-4A. Click on "Listen" to hear the mp3 audio (export of Finale) of the piano playing this piece. |
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Refrain of the First Antiphon
Convention Music-2F |
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Refrain of the First Antiphon
Convention music-2A |
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Refrain of the First Antiphon
Convention music-2B |
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As Many As Have Been Baptized
For Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, in D-minor |
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Baptism, Sacrament of
Chant and Choral music for the Sacrament of Baptism. UPDATED AND CORRECTED, 8/29/13. |
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Be Quick To Anticipate, Original Melody
Special Melody from 2nd Orthros Kathisma-Wednesday-T4 |
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Before Communion
Convention music-23A |
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Before Communion - Finley
Convention music-23F |
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Bless, O Lord, Thy Servants
Sung at weddings |
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Bless, O Lord, Thy Servants
Sung at weddings |
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Blessed Be the Name of the Lord-Finley
Convention music-28F |
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Blessed Be The Name, #1 & #2
Convention music-28A |
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Byzantine Guide to the Tones
An introductory help and guide to the scales of each tone for Byzantine Chant |
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Byzantine Guide to the Tones: Mneumonic Verses [Listen]
A singable guide to each tone in Byzantine chant, syllabic style only. (Not to be actually sung in church, though!) Click on [Listen] to hear this being sung. |
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Byzantine Tone Formulae
A comprehensive chart for understanding the 8 Byzantine Tones |
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Cherubic Hymn [Listen]
Convention music-13H. The audio file is provided by the SMI Chamber Chorale. |
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Cherubic Hymn [Listen]
Convention music-13E. The audio file is provided by the SMI Chamber Chorale. |
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Cherubic Hymn
Convention Music-13G |
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Cherubic Hymn [Listen]
Convention music-13D. The audio file is provided by the SMI Chamber Chorale. |
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Cherubic Hymn [Listen]
Convention music-13A. The audio file is provided by the SMI Chamber Chorale. |
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Cherubic Hymn [Listen]
Convention music-13I. The audio file is provided by the SMI Chamber Chorale. |
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Cherubic Hymn - Finley [Listen]
Convention music-13F. The audio file is provided by the SMI Chamber Chorale. |
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Cherubic Hymn, No. 5 [Listen]
Convention music-13B. The audio file is provided by the SMI Chamber Chorale. |
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Cherubic Hymn, No. 7 [Listen]
Convention music-13C. The audio file is provided by the SMI Chamber Chorale. |
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Come Let Us Worship
Convention music-40A |
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Communion Hymn
For Elevation of Cross, Convention music-22-L. "The light of thy countenance, O Lord . . . ." |
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Communion Hymn - Finley
Convention music-22K |
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Communion Hymn for Friday
Convention music-22I. "God is our King before the ages . . . ." |
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Communion Hymn for Monday
Convention music-22E. "He maketh His angels spirits . . . ." |
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Communion Hymn for Saturday
Convention music-22J. "Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous . . . ." |
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Communion Hymn for Sunday
Convention music-22D |
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Communion Hymn for Sunday
Convention music-22B |
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Communion Hymn for Sunday (Arabic)
Convention music-22A, updated 3/21/15 |
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Communion Hymn for Sunday (Koinonikon)
Convention music-22C |
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Communion Hymn for Thursday
Convention music-22H. "Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth . . . ." |
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Communion Hymn for Tuesday
Convention music-22F. "The just shall be in everlasting remembrance . . . ." |
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Communion Hymn for Wednesday
Convention music-22G. "I will take the cup of salvation . . . ." |
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People's Communion Hymn - Finley
Convention Music 24F |
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Peoples Communion Hymn [Listen]
Convention music-24A |
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Dismissal
Convention music-29A |
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Dismissal (from Vespers)
Preserve, O God - Glory/Both now; Convention music-46B |
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Dismissal (from Vespers)
Preserve, O God - Glory/Both now; Convention music-46A |
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Divine Liturgy - English version of the Arabic
The Divine Liturgy by Professor Michael Hilko, sung by many of our choirs in the 1950s and 1960s, is now available in English. |
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Dismissal - Finley
Convention music-29F |
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Entrance Hymn
Convention music-7F |
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Gospel Responses - Finley
Convention music-12F |
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Great Litany - Finley
Convention music-1F |
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Hymn to the Theotokos
From the music of F. Karam, Convention music-17F |
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Let Our Mouths be Filled with Thy Praise
From the music of Kedrov; Convention music-26F |
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Litany / In the Name of the Lord - Finley
Convention music-27F |
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Litany after the Lord's Prayer
Convention music-20F |
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Litany before the Lord's Prayer
Convention music-18F |
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Litany of the Anaphora - Finley
In F-major, Convention music-14F |
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Little Litany
Convention music-3F |
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Refrain & Troparion of the Second Antiphon - Finley
Convention music-4F |
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Refrain of the First Antiphon - Finley
Convention music-2F |
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Trisagion Hymn (10F)
In the key of D |
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We Have Seen the True Light (Finley/Kedrov)
Convention music-25F |
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Entrance Hymn [Listen]
Convention music-7A |
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Entrance Hymn
Convention music-7B |
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Funeral Service
Chant version of the Funeral Service. Updated 3/15/17. |
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Funeral Service
Choral version of the Funeral Service |
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Gladsome Light
This version has the corrected translation. See note at the bottom of the music. |
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Gladsome Light
Based on Kievan Chant |
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Gladsome Light
Convention music-42A, with the OLD translation. Too familiar to change. Updated 7/24/13. |
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Gladsome Light
Two-part harmony in C-major |
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Gladsome Light
Two-part harmony in F-minor |
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Gladsome Light - Byzantine
Convention music-42B: Standard Archdiocese Version |
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Gospel Responses
Convention music-12A |
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Great Doxology - Tone 1
Sung at the end of Orthros (Matins) |
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Great Doxology - Tone 2
Sung at the end of Orthros (Matins). Updated 6/10/15. |
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Great Doxology - Tone 3
Sung at the end of Orthros (Matins) |
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Great Doxology - Tone 4
Sung at the end of Orthros (Matins) |
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Great Doxology - Tone 5
Sung at the end of Orthros (Matins) |
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Great Doxology - Tone 6
Sung at the end of Orthros (Matins) |
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Great Doxology - Tone 7
Sung at the end of Orthros (Matins) |
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Great Doxology - Tone 8
Sung at the end of Orthros (Matins) |
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Hymn to the Theotokos
Bortniansky, Convention music-17A |
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Hymn to the Theotokos
Harmonized by John Warren - Convention Music-17C |
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Hymn to the Theotokos
Op. 41, No. 11, Arranged by Meena; Convention music-17B |
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I Leave You My Peace
May be sung as a recessional hymn. |
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Is Polla Eti Dhespota
Many years, master; Convention music-52 |
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Joseph was amazed, Original melody
Special Melody from 1st Orthros Kathisma-Sunday-T4 |
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Paraklesis-Small, Katabasia (Ode 9) of the Canon
This is the Katabasia only (Ode 9) of the Small Paraklesis, as sung on the Saturday of the Raising of Lazarus the Righteous. "Most rightly we confess thee . . . ." |
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Paraklesis-Small, Katabasiae (Odes 1-8) of the Canon
These are the Katabasiae only (Odes 1-8) of the Small Paraklesis, as sung on the Saturday of the Raising of Lazarus the Righteous. "Traversing the water as on dry land . . . ." |
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Let Our Mouths Be Filled
Traditional Byzantine chant melody |
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Let Our Mouths Be Filled
Russian Novgorod chant |
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Let Our Mouths be Filled with Thy Praise
Convention music-26A |
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Great Litany
Two versions, Convention music-41A |
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Great Litany
Convention music-1A |
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Great Litany (simple chant)
These are two simple versions of the Great Litany. |
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Great Litany-Byzantine
This Great Litany (Ektenia) in chant form can be used for the beginning of any of our services. |
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Litany (Grant this, O Lord)
Convention music-44A |
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Litany / In the Name of the Lord
Convention music-27A |
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Litany after the Lord's Prayer
Convention music-20A |
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Litany before the Lord's Prayer
Convention music-18A |
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Litany of Fervent Supplication
Convention music-43A |
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Litany of Fervent Supplication (simple chant)
This Litany of Fervent Supplication includes the triple Lord, have mercy in Tone 4 sung at the Village (in many languages), the Traditional Tone 5 used in the Artoklasia (English, Arabic, & Greek), and the simple Tone 8. |
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Litany of Supplication (simple chant)
This Litany of Supplication includes the simple "Lord, have mercy" as well as "Grant this, O Lord." |
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Litany of the Anaphora
In F-major, Convention music-14A. This music contains "Father, Son and Holy Spirit . . ." as well as "I will love thee, O Lord, my strength . . . ." |
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Litany of the Anaphora
In D-major, Convention music-14C |
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Litany of the Anaphora
In D-minor, Convention music-14B. This music contains "Father, Son and Holy Spirit . . ." as well as "I will love thee, O Lord, my strength . . . ." |
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Little Litany
Two versions, Convention music-3A |
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Lord, have mercy
This is a set of 10 Lord have mercies, which may be sung 4 times for when 40 LHMs are needed, or 10 times quickly when 100 are needed, such as for the Feasts of the Cross on August 1st and September 14th. |
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Matins - Magnifications at the Katabasiae, All Modes
Magnifications at the Katabasiae, "More honorable than the Cherubim...", all tones/modes. |
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Matins - Magnifications at the Katabasiae, Tone 1/First Mode
Magnifications at the Katabasiae, "More honorable than the Cherubim...", Tone 1/First Mode. |
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Matins - Magnifications at the Katabasiae, Tone 2/Second Mode
Magnifications at the Katabasiae, "More honorable than the Cherubim...", Tone 2/Second Mode. |
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Matins - Magnifications at the Katabasiae, Tone 3/Third Mode
Magnifications at the Katabasiae, "More honorable than the Cherubim...", Tone 3/Third Mode. Updated 1/12/17. |
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Matins - Magnifications at the Katabasiae, Tone 4/Fourth Mode
Magnifications at the Katabasiae, "More honorable than the Cherubim...", Tone 4/Fourth Mode. |
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Matins - Magnifications at the Katabasiae, Tone 5/Plagal I Mode
Magnifications at the Katabasiae, "More honorable than the Cherubim...", Tone 5/Plagal First Mode. |
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Matins - Magnifications at the Katabasiae, Tone 6/Plagal II Mode
Magnifications at the Katabasiae, "More honorable than the Cherubim...", Tone 6/Plagal Second Mode. |
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Matins - Magnifications at the Katabasiae, Tone 7/Grave Mode
Magnifications at the Katabasiae, "More honorable than the Cherubim...", Tone 7/Grave Mode. |
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Matins - Magnifications at the Katabasiae, Tone 8/Plagal Fourth Mode
Magnifications at the Katabasiae, "More honorable than the Cherubim...", Tone 8/Plagal Fourth Mode. |
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History & Intonations of Many Years
A historical description and intonations of the singing of God Grant You Many Years |
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Many Years
For a Priest and for a Bishop |
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Many Years - 01
God Grant You Many Years, Key of G |
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Many Years - 02
God Grant You Many Years, Key of F |
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Many Years - 03
God Grant You Many Years, Key of F |
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Many Years - 04
God Grant You Many Years, Key of F |
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Many Years - 05
God Grant You Many Years, Key of B-flat |
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Many Years - 06
God Grant You Many Years, Key of F |
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Many Years - 07
God Grant You Many Years, Key of C |
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Many Years - 08
God Grant You Many Years, Key of B-flat |
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Many Years - 09
God Grant You Many Years, Key of B-flat |
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Many Years - 10
God Grant You Many Years, Key of G |
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Many Years - 11
God Grant You Many Years, Key of G |
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Many Years - 12
God Grant You Many Years, Key of F |
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Many Years - 13
God Grant You Many Years, Key of F |
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Many Years - 14
God Grant You Many Years, Key of B-flat, English version of the Slavonic "Mnogaja ljeta" |
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Many Years - 15
God Grant You Many Years, Key of C |
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Many Years - 16
God Grant You Many Years, Key of G, Dedicated to Metropolitan PHILIP |
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Many Years - 17
God Grant You Many Years, Key of G |
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Many Years - Intonations
Two versions |
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Memorial Service
Chant version of the Memorial (Trisagion) Service. Updated 2/12/17. |
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Memorial Service
Choral version of the Memorial (Trisagion) Service |
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Memory Eternal
Arabic version in Tone 6 |
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Memory Eternal
Sung at the Trisagion & Funeral Service |
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Memory Eternal
Sung at the Trisagion & Funeral Service |
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National Convention and Regional Conference Music for Divine Liturgy and Vespers
CAUTION: This is a 2.0 megabyte file, and may take a while to download at slow speeds. UPDATED IN PDF FORMAT: 3/21/15. |
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He Is Worthy
Sung at the ordination of a priest or deacon |
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Lord Have Mercy for Ordinations
Music sung as the bishop prays over the head of the candidate being ordained |
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Ordination Troparia
Troparia sung at the ordination of a priest or deacon |
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In Glory, O Christ
For Sunday Kontakion (Tone 1) |
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Psalm 100
Psalm paraphrase by Richard Toensing |
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Psalm 89
Full version |
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Psalm 89
Abridged Version |
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Psalm 96 (95 LXX)
Psalm paraphrase by Christopher L. Webber |
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The King of Heaven
For Sunday, Octoechos Tone 8 |
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Polychronion for Metropolitan JOSEPH
This may be sung at the end of a service when His Eminence, Metropolitan JOSEPH is presiding. |
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Praise Ye the Name of the Lord
Convention music-50 |
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Preserve O Lord
Ton Dhespotin, Convention music-30A |
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Preserve, O Lord
Beginning of Liturgy - Convention music 00-d |
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Prokeimenon, for Friday at Vespers
This Prokeimenon is sung at Friday Vespers, Tone 7/Grave Mode. "Thou, O God, art my helper . . . ." |
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Prokeimenon, Saturday Vespers
Prokeimenon for Saturday Great Vespers, Tone 6/Plagal II Mode. "The Lord is King . . . ." |
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First Antiphon of the Typics (Psalm 103)
Convention music-51 |
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Praise Ye The Name of the Lord - Soroka
Psalm 134/135. |
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Pre-Communion Psalms
These 3 Psalms (22, 23, & 115 LXX) may be sung before or during Communion. |
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Psalm 100
Make a joyful sound unto the Lord |
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Psalm 103 (102)
Bless the Lord, O my soul |
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Psalm 140/141 - Byzantine Tone 1
From Vespers |
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Psalm 146 (145)
Kievan melody, Praise ye the Lord |
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Psalm 23 (22)
Kievan melody, The Lord is my shepherd |
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Psalm 34 (33)
Refrain: O taste and see (can be used for Presanctified Liturgy) |
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Psalm 34 (33)
Full psalm: I will bless the Lord at all times |
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Psalm 43 (42)
Kievan melody, Judge me, O God. |
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Psalm 67 (66)
Kievan melody, God be merciful unto us |
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Psalm 82 (81)
Kievan melody, God standeth in the congregation of the mighty |
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Psalm 86 (85)
Bow down thine ear, O Lord |
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Psalm of Thanksgiving
This compilation of psalm verses may be sung either during communion or after the Divine Liturgy. |
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St. Simeon's Prayer
Toensing |
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St. Simeon's Prayer [Listen]
Archangelsky, Convention music-45A |
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They Shall Find Joy
Taken from Psalm 20 |
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Trisagion Hymn
This is like 10A of the Convention music, but with all three languages of English, Arabic and Greek. |
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Trisagion Hymn (10A)
Arabic version (Qudduson) |
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Trisagion Hymn (10B)
English version |
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Trisagion Hymn (10C)
In the key of B-flat |
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Trisagion Hymn (10E)
In English |
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Trisagion Hymn for Hierarchical Liturgy (11A)
Greek version |
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Trisagion Hymn for Hierarchical Liturgy (11B)
English version |
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Trisagion Hymn for Hierarchical Liturgy (11C)
English version of Qudduson |
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Troparion of the Resurrection - Tone 1
Convention music-6.1 |
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Troparion of the Resurrection - Tone 2
Convention music-6.2 |
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Troparion of the Resurrection - Tone 3
Convention music-6.3 |
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Troparion of the Resurrection - Tone 4
Convention music-6.4 |
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Troparion of the Resurrection - Tone 5
Convention music-6.5 |
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Troparion of the Resurrection - Tone 6
Convention music-6.6 |
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Troparion of the Resurrection - Tone 7
Convention music-6.7 |
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Troparion of the Resurrection - Tone 8
Convention music-6.8 |
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Apostle, Troparion of an
This is the standard Troparion of the Apostles in Tone 3. Various possibilities are given for all the different names of the Apostles. |
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Martyr - For a woman, Troparion
General Troparion for any woman martyred saint; special melody of Joseph was amazed (Dismissal hymn). "O Lord Jesus, unto Thee Thy lamb..." |
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Martyr(s) - For a man, Troparion
General Troparion for any male martyred saint(s); special melody of Be quick to anticipate. "Thy martyr, O Lord . . . ." (Or, "Thy martyrs, O Lord . . . ." Updated 6/3/17. |
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Apolytikiion-Martyrs-Departed
These Apolytikia and Theotokion are sung on the Second Saturday of Lent, but also on other Saturdays when no other Apolytikia are prescribed. "O apostles, martyrs, prophets . . . ; Keep thy servants in remembrance, O Lord . . . ; O holy Mother of the Ineffable Light . . . ." |
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Vespers 2-part
Music for Vespers, 2-part harmony in C-major |
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Vespers 2-part
Music for Vespers, 2-part harmony in F-minor |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Aposticha, Tone 1
Aposticha for the Resurrection, Tone 1/First Mode. "By thy passion, O Christ, we have been set free from sufferings . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Aposticha, Tone 2
Aposticha for the Resurrection, Tone 2/Second Mode. "Thy resurrection, O Christ Savior, hath illumined the whole universe . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Aposticha, Tone 3
Aposticha for the Resurrection, Tone 3/Third Mode. "O Christ, who didst darken the sun with thy passion . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Aposticha, Tone 4
Aposticha for the Resurrection, Tone 4/Fourth Mode. "When thou wast lifted up upon the cross, O Lord . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Aposticha, Tone 5
Aposticha for the Resurrection, Tone 5/Mode Plagal 1. "O Christ Savior, who didst become incarnate without leaving heaven . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Aposticha, Tone 6
Resurrectional Aposticha, Tone 6/Plagal Second Mode. "Thy resurrection, O Christ our Savior . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Aposticha, Tone 7
Resurrectional Aposticha, Tone 7/Grave Mode. "Thou hast risen from the tomb, O Savior of the world . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Aposticha, Tone 8
Resurrectional Aposticha, Tone 8/Plagal Fourth Mode. "Thou didst ascend the cross, O Jesus . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Theotokion at the Aposticha, Tone 1
Theotokion for the Resurrection at the Aposticha, Tone 1/First Mode. "Behold, now is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Theotokion at the Aposticha, Tone 2
Theotokion for the Resurrection at the Aposticha, Tone 2/Second Mode. "O wondrous event, transcending all the ancient miracles . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Theotokion at the Aposticha, Tone 3
Theotokion for the Resurrection at the Aposticha, Tone 3/Third Mode. "Thou didst verily conceive by the Holy Spirit . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Theotokion at the Aposticha, Tone 4
Theotokion for the Resurrection at the Aposticha, Tone 4/Fourth Mode. "O thou who art free from all blemish . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Theotokion at the Aposticha, Tone 5
Theotokion for the Resurrection at the Aposticha, Tone 5/Mode Plagal 1. "O most revered Virgin . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Theotokion at the Aposticha, Tone 6
Theotokion for the Resurrection at the Aposticha, Tone 6/Plagal Second Mode. "O most chaste and pure one . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Theotokion at the Aposticha, Tone 7
Theotokion for the Resurrection at the Aposticha, Tone 7/Grave Mode. "All we earthly ones, O Lady . . . ." |
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Vespers, Kazan - Resurrectional Theotokion at the Aposticha, Tone 8
Theotokion for the Resurrection at the Aposticha, Tone 8/Plagal Fourth Mode. "O Virgin without groom, blameless one . . . ." |
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We Have Seen The True Light
Traditional Byzantine chant melody |
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We Have Seen The True Light
Convention music-25A |
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We Have Seen The True Light
Russian Novgorod melody |
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Wedding Psalm
Key of F |
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Wedding Service
Betrothal and Crowning |
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Wedding, Sacrament of Marriage
Choral version of the Wedding: Betrothal & Crowning |
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Wedding, Sacrament of Marriage
Wedding music in Carpatho-Russian tradition |
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Wedding, Sacrament of Marriage
Chant version of the Wedding: Betrothal & Crowning. Updated 8/26/17. |
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Wedding, Sacrament of Marriage
Various Choral versions of the Wedding: Betrothal & Crowning |
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Wedding, Sacrament of Marriage
Choral version of the Wedding: Betrothal & Crowning |
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Who Is So Great A God
Great Prokeimenon sung at Vesper Service on the eve of the Sunday of Orthodoxy, Pascha (Agape), and Pentecost |