ALL-NIGHT OP. 37

PROGRAM NOTES AND TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS

SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE 1 ALL-NIGHT VIGIL op. 37 program

Conducted by JOSHUA HABERMANN

1. Priidite, poklonimsia (Come, Let Us Worship) Steven Soph, tenor 2:37 2. Blagoslovi, dushe moya, Ghospoda (Bless the Lord, O My Soul) 4:52 vocalists 3. Blazhen muzh (Blessed is the Man) 6:15 SOPRANOS ALTOS 4. Svete tihiy Amy Broadbent Luthien Brackett Stefanie Moore Sarah Brauer (Gladsome Light) Sarah Moyer Dianna Grabowski Andrew Crane, tenor 3:03 Emily Noël Helen Karloski 5. Nine otpushchayeshi Kathlene Ritch Sarah Nickerson (Lord, Now Lettest Thou) Meredith Ruduski Keely Jean Rhodes Andrew Crane, tenor 3:59 Gabrielle Tinto-Tresler Mitzi Westra 6. Bogoroditse Devo Shari Alise Wilson (Rejoice, O Virgin) 2:43 TENORS BASSES 7. Shestopsalmiye George Case Paul An (The Six ) 2:39 Andrew Crane James Bass Erik Gustafson John Buffett 8. Hvalite imia Ghospodne Patrick Muelheise David Farwig (Praise the Name of the Lord) 2:27 Bradley Naylor Harris Ipock 9. Blagosloven yesi, Ghospodi Tyler Ray Sam Kreidenweis (Blessed Art Thou, O Lord) Steven Soph Enrico Lagasca Andrew Crane, tenor 6:09 Matthew Tresler Glenn Miller Brent Wells 10. Voskreseniye Hristovo videvshe (Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ) 3:07 11. Velichit dusha moya Ghospoda Thank You to Our CD Sponsors: (My Soul Magnifies the Lord) 7:48 Greg Dove Catherine and Guy Gronquist 12. Slavosloviye velikoye Mastered and recorded live by Kabby Sound Studios at the (The Great Doxology) 7:00 Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe, NM on August 13, 2016 and the Cathedral of St. John, 13. Dnes spaseniye Albuquerque, NM on August 14, 2016. (Today Salvation Has Come) 1:53 Cover photo: Elen1; photo this page: Chelsea Call 14. Voskres iz groba Total time: 60:00 (Thou Didst Rise from the Tomb) 3:38 © 2020 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Santa Fe Desert Chorale 15. Vzbrannoy voyevode © 2020 Santa Fe Desert Chorale - desertchorale.org (To Thee, Victorious Leader) 1:49 Manufactured by CD Baby, USA

2 RACHMANINOV - ALL NIGHT VIGIL, OP. 37 The Vigil also requires singers capable of sustaining long, arching lines and extreme vocal ranges. The most famous of ALL-NIGHT course are the basses; Rachmaninov requires them to drop to a low B-flat, well below the typical bass range. Listen for VIGIL op. 37 these “sub-woofers,” especially at the end of movement 5, where they descend, step by step into the depths.

program 1. All-Night Vigil begins with the word “Amin” (amen), which is a response to the Great Litany, which would be notes chanted by the priest. There follows the opening call to , expanding from six to eight parts.

If one were to compile a list of the greatest, major 2. Rachmaninov employs authentic chant as the basis of a cappella (without accompaniment) choral works there nine of the movements, and in the others he composes surely would be lively debate, but one point would likely “conscious counterfeits,” which are written with such skill as be uncontroversial: Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil (also to be indistinguishable to the uninitiated from the real thing. known, popularly, as ) would rank at or near the In this movement the chant is in the alto, accompanied by top. For sheer sonority there is perhaps no other large work alternating choruses of low and high voices. in the repertoire that can compare to it. That Rachmaninov, a virtuoso pianist who had written the great majority of his 3. Middle voices (tenors and altos) sing verses, juxtaposed music for piano and/or orchestra, should have created a with the full choir singing increasingly intense “alleluia” piece of choral music of such surpassing skill and beauty is refrains. one of the mysteries of this extraordinary work. 4. The chant that forms the basis for this movement is All-Night Vigil can be said to exist thanks in part to a comprised of only four notes. What Rachmaninov is able to happy historical coincidence. Just as Rachmaninov was do with this limited material is an excellent example of his reaching his full compositional powers, so too was the vivid imagination. Moscow Synodal Choir entering its glory days. Whereas in the mid-nineteenth century Russian composers had little 5. One of the most celebrated parts of the All-Night Vigil, interest in writing for the church, latter decades brought Rachmaninov had a special fondness for this movement, resurgence, and the Synodal Choir rose from mediocrity to which he asked to be sung at his (a wish that was a position of preeminence in church music. Leading figures not granted). A gently undulating melody, together with such as Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov wrote significant a tenor solo proclaiming a song of praise to the Trinity, works for them, so that by the time Rachmaninov’s characterizes the motion until the final extraordinary bass Vigil was completed in 1915 the choir was a seasoned descent. professional ensemble capable of music of great complexity. Sadly, this symbiotic relationship was shortly to come to 6. This famous movement, which is often excerpted, is an end with the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, when the the Orthodox source of the subsequent “Ave Maria” of the Synodal Choir and School were disbanded. Not surprisingly, Roman church. In the central section the altos, divided in Rachmaninov wrote no further sacred choral works. two, sing a sweetly undulating melody, accompanied by sopranos and tenors in octaves. The end of this movement The demands that the All-Night Vigil makes on the choir marks the end of the Vespers section of the All-Night Vigil. are significant. Foremost among them perhaps is stamina. At about 60 minutes, the Vigil might seem modest to an 7. The morning office, , begins with a chant that opera-goer accustomed to longer programs, but without will reappear later at the repetition of the text: “Glory any supporting instruments (which are forbidden in to God in the highest.” The sound of bells is pervasive Orthodox music) or extended solo sections, the choir throughout this movement, reflecting the ringing of bells carries the entire weight of the performance. Each of the that would accompany this part of the liturgy. 15 movements is richly conceived, requiring extraordinary concentration, with some of the most challenging music 8. A virile chant, sung by altos and basses, is accompanied of the score coming towards the end. One can imagine by sopranos and tenors, swirling around in decorative a marathoner turning the corner at mile twenty, only to flourishes. The extroverted nature of the music reflects the discover that the last six miles are uphill. moment in the liturgy when the lights in the church are turned on.

SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE 3 9. A softly murmured refrain forms the basis for this movement, together with a bold chant melody passed between sections of the choir. Rachmaninov reworked sections of this movement into his Symphonic Dances, composed in 1940.

10. A stark chant sung in octaves by the tenors and basses makes for a powerful opening, juxtaposed with a mystical response in the sopranos and altos. Huge contrasts in dynamics and register characterize this movement.

11. This is the “Magnificat,” with Mary’s words set, astonishingly, for the basses. A refrain, “more honorable than the Cherubim,” alternates with the verse.

12. For length and complexity this is one of the richest movements in the All-Night Vigil. The chant from movement five reappears in the climax of the Matins service.

13. and 14. Only one of these two movements would appear in a traditional liturgy, but Rachmaninov gives us both, based on traditional Znamenny Chant.

15. All-Night Vigil ends with a final to the Virgin set in a brilliant C Major, to contrast the prevailing modality of the work. In the final measures, Rachmaninov introduces leaping arpeggios—atypical of the usual stepwise undulation Russian chant–to bring the work to a vigorous conclusion.

4 RACHMANINOV - ALL NIGHT VIGIL, OP. 37 ALL-NIGHT VIGIL op. 37 texts& translations 1. Priidite, poklonimsia Tsarevi nashemu Bogu. Come, let us worship God, our King. Priidite, poklonimsia i pripadem Come, let us worship and fall down Hristu Tsarevi nashemu Bogu. before Christ, our King and our God. Priidite, poklonimsia i pripadem Come, let us worship and fall down samomu Hristu Tsarevi i Bogu nashemu. and kneel before the Very Christ, our King and our God. Priidite, poklonimsia i pripadem Yemu. Come, let us worship and fall down before Him.

2. Blagoslovi, dushe moya, Ghospoda, Bless the Lord, O my soul, blagosloven yesi, Ghospodi. blessed art thou, O Lord. Ghospodi Bozhe moy, vozvelichilsia yesi zelo. O Lord my God, Thou art very great. Blagosloven yesi, Ghospodi. Blessed art thou, O Lord. Vo ispovedaniye i v velelepotu obleklsia yesi. Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. Blagosloven yesi, Ghospodi. Blessed art thou, O Lord. Na gorah stanut vodi: The waters stand upon the mountains. Divna dela Tvoya, Ghospodi. Marvelous are Thy works, O Lord. Posrede gor proydut vodi. The waters flow between the hills. Divna dela Tvoya, Ghospodi. Marvelous are Thy works, O Lord. Fsia premudrostiyu sotvoril yesi. In wisdom hast Thou made all things. Slava Ti, Ghospodi, sotvorivshemu fsia. Glory to Thee, O Lord, who hast created all!

3. Blazhen muzh, izhe ne ide na sovet nechestivih. Blessed is the man, who walks not in the counsel of the wicked. Alliluya, alliluya, alliluya. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Yako vest Ghospod put pravednih, For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, i put nechestivih pogibnet. Alliluya … but the way of the wicked will perish. Alleluia… Rabotayte Ghospodevi so strahom, Serve the Lord with fear i raduytesia Yemu s trepetom. Alliluya … and rejoice in Him with trembling. Alleluia… Blazheni fsi nadeyushchiisya nan. Alliluya … Blessed are all who take refuge in Him. Voskresni, Ghospodi, spasi mia, Bozhe moy. Alliluya … Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! Alleluia… Ghospodne yest spaseniye, Salvation is of the Lord, i na liudeh Tvoih blagosloveniye Tvoye. Alliluya … and Thy blessing is upon Thy people. Alleluia… Slava Ottsu, i Sinu, i Sviatomu Duhu, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, i nine i prisno i vo veki vekov. Amin. both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Alliluya, alliluya, alliluya, slava Tebe, Bozhe. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee, O God! Alliluya, alliluya, alliluya, slava Tebe, Bozhe. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee, O God! Alliluya, alliluya, alliluya, slava Tebe, Bozhe. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee, O God!

SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE 5 4. Svete tihiy sviatiya slavi Bessmertnago, Gladsome light of the holy glory of the Immortal One – Ottsa Nebesnago, Sviatago, Blazhennago, the Heavenly Father, holy and blessed – Iisuse Hriste. O Jesus Christ! Prishedshe na zapad solntsa, Now that we have come to the setting of the sun, videvshe svet vecherniy, and behold the light of evening, poyem Ottsa, Sina, i Sviatago Duha, Boga, we praise the Father, Son and Holy Spirit – God. Dostoin yesi vo fsia vremena Thou art worthy at every moment pet biti glasi prepodobnimi, to be praised in by reverent voices. Sine Bozhiy, zhivot dayay, O Son of God, Thou art the Giver of Life; temzhe mir Tia slavit. therefore all the world glorifies Thee.

5. Nine otpushchayeshi raba Tvoyego Vladiko, Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant po glagolu Tvoyemu s mirom, depart in peace, according to Thy word, yako videsta ochi moi spaseniye Tvoye, for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, yezhe yesi ugotoval pred litsem vseh liudey, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people – svet vo otkroveniye yazikov, a light to enlighten the Gentiles, i slavu liudey Tvoih Izrailia. and the Glory of Thy people Israel.

6. Bogoroditse Devo, raduysia, Rejoice, O Virgin Mother of God, Blagodatnaya Mariye, Ghospod s Toboyu. Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee. Blagoslovenna Ti v zhenah, Blessed art Thou among women, i blagosloven Plod chreva Tvoyego, and Blessed is the Fruit of Thy womb, yako Spasa rodila yesi dush nashih. for Thou hast borne the Savior of our souls.

7. Slava v vyshnih Bogu, Glory to God in the highest, i na zemli mir, and on earth peace, v chelovetseh blagovoleniye. good will among men. Ghospodi, ustne moi otverzeshi, O Lord, open Thou my lips, i usta moya vozvestiat hvalu Tvoyu. And my mouth shall proclaim Thy praise.

8. Hvalite imia Ghospodne. Alliluia. Praise the name of the Lord. Alleluia. Hvalite, rabi Ghospoda. Alliluia, alliluia. Praise the Lord, O you His servants. Alleluia, alleluia. Blagosloven Ghospod ot Siona, Blessed be the Lord from Zion, zhiviy vo Iyerusalime. Alliluia. He who dwells in Jerusalem. Alleluia. Ispovedaytesia Ghospodevi, yako blag. O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good. Alliluia, alliluia. Alleluia, alleluia. Yako v vek milost Yego, Alliluia. For His mercy endures forever. Alleluia. Ispovedaytesia Bogu nebesnomu, O give thanks unto the God of Heaven. Alliluia, alliluia. Alleluia, alleluia. Yako v vek milost Yego. Alliluia. For His mercy endures forever. Alleluia.

6 RACHMANINOV - ALL NIGHT VIGIL, OP. 37 9. Blagosloven yesi, Ghospodi, nauchi mia Blessed art Thou, O Lord, opravdaniyem Tvoim. teach me Thy statues.

Angelskiy sobor udivisia, The angelic host was filled with awe, zria Tebe v mertvih vmenivshasia, When it saw Thee among the dead. smertnuyu zhe, Spase, krepost razorivsha, By destroying the power of death, O Savior, i s Soboyu Adama vozdvigsha, Thou didst raise Adam, i ot ada fsia svobozhdsha. and save all men from hell!

Blagosloven yesi, Ghospodi, nauchi mia Blessed art Thou, O Lord, opravdaniyem Tvoim. teach me Thy statutes. “Pochto mira s milostivnimi slezami, “Why do you mingle myrrh with your tears of compassion, o uchenitsi, rastvoriayete?” O ye women disciples?” Blistayaysia vo grobe Angel, mironositsam veshchashe: cried the radiant angel in the tomb to the myrrh-bearers. “Vidite vi grob, i urazumeyte: “Behold the tomb and understand: Spas bo voskrese ot groba.” the Savior is risen from the dead!”

Blagosloven yesi, Ghospodi, nauchi mia Blessed art Thou, O Lord, opravdaniyem Tvoim. teach me Thy statutes.

Zelo rano mironositsi techahu Very early in the morning ko grobu Tvoyemu ridayushchiya, the myrrh-bearers ran with sorrow to Thy tomb, no predsta k nim Angel i reche: but an Angel came to them and said: “Ridaniya vremia presta, ne plachite, “The time for sorrow has come to an end! voskreseniye zhe apostolom rtsite.” Do not weep, but announce the resurrection to the apostles!”

Blagosloven yesi, Ghospodi, nauchi mia Blessed art Thou, O Lord, opravdaniyem Tvoim. teach me Thy statutes.

Mironositsi zheni s miri prishedshiya The myrrh-bearers were sorrowful ko grobu Tvoyemu, Spase, ridahu, as they neared Thy tomb, Angel zhe k nim reche, glagolia: but the Angel said to them: “Chto s mertvimi zhivago pomishliayete? “Why do you number the living among the dead? Yako Bog bo voskrese ot groba!” Since He is God, He is risen from the tomb!”

Slava Ottsu, i Sinu, i Sviatomu Duhu. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

Poklonimsia Ottsu, i Yego Sinovi, i Sviatomu Duhu, We worship the Father, and His Son, and the Holy Spirit: Sviatey Troitse vo yedinom sushchestve, the Holy Trinity, one in essence! s Serafimi zovushche: We cry with the Seraphim: “Sviat, Syiat, Syiat, yesi Ghospodi!” “Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou, O Lord!”

I nine, i prisno, i vo veki vekov, Amin. Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Zhiznodavtsa rozhdshi, Since Thou didst give birth to the Giver of Life, O Virgin, greha, Devo, Adama, izbavila yesi, Thou didst deliver Adam from his sin! Radost zhe Yeve v pechali mesto podala yesi: Thou gavest joy to Eve instead of sadness! padshiya zhe ot zhizni, k sey napravi, The God-man who was born of Thee iz Tebe voplotiviysia Bog i chelovek. Has restored to life those who had fallen from it!

Alliluiya, alliluiya, alliuiya, slava Tebe, Bozhe! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Glory to Thee, O God!

SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE 7 10. Voskreseniye Hristovo videvshe, Having beheld the resurrection of Christ, poklonimsia Sviatomu Ghospodu Iisusu, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, yedinomu bezgreshnomu. the only Sinless One. Krestu Tvoyemu pokloniayemsia, Hriste, We venerate Thy Cross, O Christ, i sviatoye voskreseniye Tvoye poyem i slavim: and we hymn and glorify Thy holy resurrection, Ti bo yesi Bog nash, razve Tebe inogo ne znayem, for Thou art our God, and we know no other than Thee; imia Tvoye imenuyem. we call on Thy name. Priidite fsi vernii, Come, all you faithful, poklonimsia sviatomu Hristovu voskreseniyu: let us venerate Christ’s holy resurrection. se bo pride krestom For, behold, through the cross radost fsemu miru, joy has come into all the world. fsegda blagosloviaschche Ghospoda, Ever blessing the Lord, poyem voskreseniye Yego: let us praise His resurrection, raspiatiye bo preterpev, for by enduring the cross for us, smertiyu smert razrushi. He has destroyed death by death.

11. Velichit dusha Moya Ghospoda, My soul magnifies the Lord, i vozradovasia duh Moy o Boze Spase Moyem. and my spirit rejoices in God my savior.

Pripev: Chestneyshuyu Heruvim Refrain: More honorable than the Cherubim i slavneyshuyu bez sravneniya Serafim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, bez istleniya without defilement Thou gavest birth Boga Slova rozhdshuyu, to God the Word, sushchuyu Bogoroditsu Tia velichayem. true Mother of God, we magnify Thee.

Yako prizre na smireniye rabi Svoyeya. For He has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden. se bo otnine ublazhat Mia fsi rodi. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.

Yako sotvori Mne velichiye Silniy, For He who is mighty has done great things for me, i sviato imia Yego, and holy is His name, and His mercy is on those i milost Yego v rodi rodov boyashchimsia Yego… who fear Him from generation to generation…

Nizlozhi silniya so prestol, He has put down the mighty from their thrones, i voznese smirenniya, and has exalted those of low degree; alchushchiya ispolni blag, He has filled the hungry with i bogatiashchiyasia otpusti tschi. good things, and the rich He has sent empty away.

Vospriyat Izrailia, otroka Svoyego, He has helped His servant Israel, pomianuti milosti, in remembrance of His mercy, yakozhe glagola ko ottsem nashim, as He spoke to our fathers, Avraamu i semini yego dazhe do veka. to Abraham and to his posterity forever.

8 RACHMANINOV - ALL NIGHT VIGIL, OP. 37 12. Slava v vishnih Bogu, i na zemli mir, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, v chelovetseh blagovoleniye. Good will toward men. Hvalim Tia, blagoslovim Tia, We praise Thee, we bless Thee, klaniayem Ti sia, slavoslovim Tia, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, blagodarim Tia, velikiya radi slavi Tvoyeya. we give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory. Ghospodi, Tsariu Nebesniy, Bozhe Otche Fsederzhiteliu. O Lord, Heavenly King, God the Father almighty. Ghospodi, Sine Yedinorodniy, Iisuse Hriste, O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ i Sviatiy Dushe. and the Holy Spirit. Ghospodi Bozhe, Agnche Bozhiy, Sine Otech, O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, vzemliay greh mira, pomiluy nas; who takes away the sin of the world have mercy on us. vzemliay grehi mira, Thou who takest away the sin of the world, priimi molitvu nashu. receive our prayer. Sediay odesnuyu Ottsa, Thou who sittest at the right hand of the Father, pomiluy nas. have mercy on us. Yako Ti yesi yedin sviat, For Thou alone art holy, Ti yesi yedin Ghospod, Iisus Hristos, Thou alone art the Lord, Jesus Christ, v slavu Boga Ottsa. Amin. to the glory of God the Father, Amen. Na fsiak den blagoslovliu Tia Every day I will bless Thee i vos hvaliu imia Tvoye vo veki i v vek veka. and praise Thy name forever and ever. Spodobi, Ghospodi, v den sey bez greha sohranitisia nam. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. Blagosloven yesi, Ghospodi, Bozhe otets nashih. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, God of our fathers, i hvalno i proslavleno imia Tvoye vo veki. Amin. and praised and glorified is Thy name forever. Amen. Budi, Ghospodi, milost Tvoya na nas, Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, yakozhe upovahom na Tia. as we have set our hope on Thee. Blagosloven yesi, Ghosposi, nauchi mia opravdaniyem Tvoim. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. Blagosloven yesi, Ghosposi, nauchi mia opravdaniyem Tvoim. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. Blagosloven yesi, Ghosposi, nauchi mia opravdaniyem Tvoim. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. Ghospodi, pribezhishche bil yesi nam Lord, Thou hast been our refuge v rod i rod. from generation to generation.

Az reh: Ghospodi, pomiluy mia, I said: Lord, have mercy on me, istseli dushi moyu, yako sogreshih Tebe. heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. Ghospodi, k Tebe pribegoh. Lord, I Thee to Thee, nauchi mia tvoriti voliu Tvoyu, yako Ti yesi Bog moy, teach me to do Thy will, for Thou art my God; yako u Tebe istochnik zhivota; for with Thee is the fountain of life, vo svete Tvoyem uzrim svet. and in Thy light we shall see light. Probavi milost Tvoyu vedushcim Tia. Continue Thy mercy on those who know Thee.

Sviatiy Bozhe, Sviatiy Krepkiy, Sviatiy Bessmertniy, Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, pomiluy nas. have mercy on us. Slava Ottsu i Sinu i Sviatomu Duhu, Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, i nine i prisno, i vo veki vekov. Amin. both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Sviatiy Bessmertiniy, pomiluy nas. Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. Sviatiy Bozhe, Sviatiy Krepkiy, Sviatiy Bessmertniy, Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, pomiluy nas. have mercy on us.

SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE 9 13. Dnes spaseniye miru bist, Today salvation has come to the world, poyem Voskresshemu iz groba let us sing to Him who rose from the dead, i Nachalniku zhizni nasheya; the Author of our life. razrushiv bo smertiyu smert, Having destroyed death by death, pobedu dade nam i veliyu milost. He has given us the victory and great mercy.

14. Voskres iz groba i uzi rasterzal yesi ada, Thou didst rise from the tomb and burst the bonds of Hades! razrushil yesi osuzhdeniye smerti, Ghospodi, Thou didst destroy the condemnation of death, O Lord, fsia ot setey vraga izbaviviy, releasing all mankind from the snares of the enemy! yaviviy zhe Sebe apostolom Tvoim, Thou didst show Thyself to Thine apostles, poslal yesi ya na propoved, and didst send them forth to proclaim Thee; i temi mir Tvoy podal yesi fselenney, and through them Thou hast granted Thy peace to the world, yedine Mnogomilostive. O Thou who art plenteous in mercy!

15. Vzbrannoy voyevode pobeditelnaya, To Thee, the victorious Leader of triumphant hosts, yako izbavlshesia ot zlih, we Thy servants, delivered from evil, blagodarstvennaya vospisuyem Ti rabi Tvoi, offer hymns of thanksgiving, Bogoroditse: O Mother of God! no yako imushchaya derzhavu nepobedimuyu, Since Thou dost possess invincible might, ot fsiakih nas bed svobodi set us free from all calamities, da zovem Ti: so that we may cry to Thee: raduysia, Nevesto Nenevestnaya. “Rejoice, O unwedded Bride!”

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