Byzantine chant - Praise the Lord from the Heavens

Medieval Byzantine Chant.
Title: "Communion: Praise the Lord from the Heavens"
Service: Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom (IN ENGLISH)
Composer: Maistor Ioannes Koukouzeles
Performers: Cappella Romana
Album: "The Divine Liturgy In English In Byzantine Chant"
** Although I am not very particular to byzantine chant being performed in english (at least from what I have listened to mostly), this performance by Cappella Romana & Ioannes Arvanites is a very nice example of how such a thing is achieved not just properly, but even excellently, especially so in one of the most majestic and difficult communion chants by the great Master of the 15th century, Ioannes Koukouzeles.
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The whole chant consists of the first verse of Psalm 148:
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English

Praise the Lord from the heavens, Alleluia.
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Greek

Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν, ᾿Αλληλούια.
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Latin

Laudate Dominum de caelis, Alleluia.

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[mzerv00]

@Saburov2

Lord, grant to our enemies true peace and forgiveness of sins; and do not allow them to leave this life without true faith and sincere conversion. And help us repay evil with goodness, and to remain safe from the temptations of the devil and from all the perils which threaten us, in the form of visible and invisible enemies. Amen.

[TheAndrewGorny]

I am on this session, and have an interesting fact about this performance. Ioannis Arvanitis was the artistic producer for this record, and was singing some of these phrases to assist us (he was not intended to be on record). One of us called out and said "why don't you just sing through it with us for a second and we'll get it?" Luckily, the tape was rolling :)

[2704443]

@jyothisjames9 I am very much aware that those churches exist today and my heart goes out to the Christians in these areas that must endure constant hardships in what were once their own lands. I speak of changing the heart of every muslim inidividual with the Gospel, sending a lot of missionaries in order use education and evanglelism to change the culture. Christians do have a right and responsibility to give the Gospel especialy when Islam calls for the destruction of the Jews and Christians.

[jyothisjames9]

@2704443 The churches that existed before the Islamic occupations still exist today. Look at Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Iraq. The muslim people also have a more than 1000 year culture. you cannot say you have the right to re-cristianize them. besides if they do not believe in the christian faith then what is the point in converting them? will the number baptized really change anything? You should be ashamed you even suggested that.

[miksulder]

Wages of sin is death but the gift of god is eternal life in Jesus Christ our lord.

[HalfManHalfCarrot]

@2704443 Pick up a book and you'll find out how stupid and ignorant you are. People like you disgust me.

[Lysandros]

This chant is hauntingly beautiful and relinds us how great and incomprehensible our Lord in Heaven is.