Lamentation 1st Stasis (H Zwh en tafw) In English

In a grave they laid Thee,
O my life and my Christ,
And the armies of the Angels were sore amazed
As they sand the praise of Thy submissive love.

Verse: Thou hast enjoined Thy commmandments, that we should keep them most diligently.

O my dear Christ Jesus,
King and Ruler of all,
Why to them that dwelt in Hades didst Thou descend?
Was it not to set the race of mortals free?

Verse:I will confess Thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned
judgements of Thy righteousness.

In a grave they laid Thee,
O my Life and my Christ,
Yet the Lord of death has Thou by Thy
death destroyed;
And the world of Thee doth drink rich streams of life.

Verse: In my heart have I hid Thy sayings that I might not sin against
Thee.

O my sweet Lord Jesus,
My salvation, my light,
How art thou now by a grave and its darkness hid
How unspeakable the mystery of Thy love.

Verse: Make me to understand the way of Thy statutes, and I will ponder
on Thy wondrous works.

Thou, O Christ was buried
In a tomb newly made,
Thus renewing the whole nature of mortal men
By arising from the dead as God in truth.

Verse: Before I was humbled, I trangressed therefore Thy saying have I
kept.

"Who eill give me water
For the tears I must weep?"
So the Maiden wed to God cried with loud lament,
"That for my sweel Jesus I may rightly mourn."

Verse: Thou art good, O Lord and in Thy goodness teach me Thy statutes.

Savior, Thou wast hidden
'Neath the earth like the sun,
And was covered as with shrouds by the right od death.
But more radiantly do Thou arise, O Lord.

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[phati129]

this is the first time i ever this in english. i thought it would be horrible compared to greek and arabic, but this is fantastic. Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti! Christ is Risen! He is Truly Risen!

[byzantinechants]

You should hear the the 2nd and 3rd stasis.

I will post during Holy Week. Remember we're only 2 months from Pascha

[penzcat]

Have a Blessed Holy Week and Salvific Pascha!

[Ohorseman]

Such a blessing to have these in English. Thanks.

God loved us so much that he became flesh, walked with us, talked with us, made the blind see, the lame to walk, calmed the storm. Then we hung him on a tree. He died for us and then rose. Amen.

[Chad01234]

Sorry if I wasn't able to see the information - but may I ask where this is chanted? Thank you.

[geokonn]

Of course this is not byzantine chanting!and in english the hymns are loosing much of the meaning that they have in greek in which they are written

[permitmonkey]

Now I know where John Tavener got some of the airs in 'Lamentations and Praises'. Very beautiful, thank you.

[permitmonkey]

Now I know where John Tavener got some of the airs in 'Lamentations and Praises'.  Very beautiful, thankyou.

[khoshgelak07]

@fuckislamandmuhammad You are not a very good representation of us Orthodox. Your username is an embarrassment.

[SaudaraLink]

Thanks for putting this up. It is good you have the text as a comment.  It would be great to have the English lyrics on the screen, too. It is hard to make out the words in certain places.

[meletitis07]

Fantastic!!!

God save us!

[TheBluesking89]

ALITHOS ANESTE