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PANAGIA Orthodox Hymns to the Mother Of PANAGIA 5) General Canon to the Theotokos Orthodox Hymns to the Mother of God Odes 1, 3, 6, 9 Pavel Chesnokov Recorded by Archangel Voices (2013) Dr. Vladimir Morosan, Artistic Director 1. I will open my mouth and it will be filled with the spirit, and I will utter a word for the 1) It Is Truly Meet Queen and Mother, and I will be seen keeping Dmitry Yaichkov radiant festival, and rejoicing I will sing her (arr. of Bulgarian Chant) wonders. Most Holy Theotokos, save us! It is truly meet to bless you, O Theotokos, 3. O Theotokos, as a living and inexhaustible ever blessed and most pure and the Mother fount, establish those united in spiritual of our God. fellowship who sing you hymns of praise, and More honorable than the Cherubim and in your divine glory grant them crowns of more glorious beyond compare than the glory. Seraphim, without corruption you gave birth to Most Holy Theotokos, save us! God the Word, true Theotokos, we magnify you. 6. As we celebrate this divine and honored feast of the Mother of God, come, godly- 2) O Most Holy Theotokos, Save Us minded people, let us clap our hands as we Pavel Chesnokov glorify God who was born of her. Let us pray to the Most Holy Theotokos! Most Holy Theotokos, save us! O Most Holy Theotokos, save us! 9. Let all those born of earth, bearing Deliver us your servants, from danger, for torches, leap for joy in spirit; let the nature next to God, we run to your protection as to of the immaterial Minds keep festival as it an impregnable rampart and steadfast hope. honors the sacred festival of the Mother Let us pray to the Most Holy Theotokos! of God, and let it cry out: “Hail, all-blessed O Most Holy Theotokos, save us! Theotokos, pure and ever-virgin.” Look down in your loving kindness, O All- praised Theotokos, upon the anguish and 6) My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord distress that my body suffers, and heal the Pavel Chesnokov deadly sickness of my soul. Let us pray to the Most Holy Theotokos! My soul doth magnify, magnify the Lord, O Most Holy Theotokos, save us! and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. More honorable than the Cherubim and 3) Open unto Us the Doors more glorious beyond compare than the Alexander Kastalsky Seraphim, without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word, true Theotokos, thee do we Open unto us the doors of your magnify. compassion, O blessed Theotokos, that we For He hath regarded the low estate of His who put our hope in you may not perish, but handmaiden; henceforth all generations will be delivered from adversity, for you are the call me blessed. salvation of all Christian people. More honorable… For He that is mighty has done great 4) Virgin Theotokos, Rejoice things for me, and holy is His name, and Kurt Sander His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. Virgin Theotokos, rejoice! Mary full of grace, More honorable… the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, for thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. ~ 1 ~ 7) Praises for the Nativity of the Theotokos, into the Temple in virginal glory. Sticheron 1 The glorious fruit of a holy promise, Model melody “O most glorious wonder” the Theotokos is truly shown to the world Tone 8 as exalted over all. As she is brought with reverence into the house of God, she fulfills O most strange wonder! The fount of the prayer of her parents, being preserved by life is born of a barren woman, and grace the Divine Spirit. begins gloriously to bear its fruit. Rejoice, O You were nourished by faith with heavenly Joachim, inspired by God, who hast become bread, O Virgin, in the Temple of the Lord, the father of the Theotokos. There is no other and you brought forth for the world the Word, father in mankind like unto thee, for through Who is the Bread of Life. As His chosen and thee has been given to us the maiden in immaculate Temple, you were betrothed whom God came to dwell, the tabernacle of mystically through the Spirit to be Bride of God, the most holy mountain. God the Father. Let the gate of the Temple where God 8) Praises for the Nativity of the Theotokos, dwells be opened, for today Joachim takes Sticheron 2 into the Temple in glory the Temple and Model melody “O most glorious wonder” Throne of the King of all, and dedicates as Tone 8 an offering to God her whom the Lord has chosen to be His Mother. O most strange wonder! At the behest of the Almighty Maker of all, a fruit has 11) I Will Receive the Cup of Salvation~ shone forth from a barren womb that has Vladimir Morosan fully ended the world’s barrenness in good. Ye mothers, dance with the mother of the Refrain: I will receive the cup of salvation Theotokos and cry: “Rejoice, thou who art full and call on the name of the Lord. of grace, the Lord is with thee, granting the What shall I render to the Lord for all His world through thee great mercy.” bounty to me? I will pay my vows to the Lord in the 9) Praises for the Nativity of the Theotokos, presence of all His people. Sticheron 1 Precious, in the sight of the Lord, is the Model melody “O most glorious wonder” death of His saint. Tone 8, arr. N. Zakkak O Lord, I am Your servant and son of your Living pillar of chastity and bright vessel handmaid: You have loosed my bonds. shining with grace, glorious Anna has brought I will offer You the sacrifice of thanksgiving into the world an offspring that is truly the and call on the Name of the Lord. divine flower of virginity, and who bestows In the courts of the house of the Lord, in the beauty of virginity on all who are virgins your midst O Jerusalem. and desire this gift of grace, granting the Glory to the Father and to the Son and to faithful great mercy. the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. 10) Praises for the Entrance of the Theotokos 12) Verses 9th Ode; Presentation of the Lord Model melody “Joy of the Heavenly Nazo Zakkak, Hierarchies” (arr. of Byzantine Melody) Virgins, bearing lamps to light the way for O Virgin Mother full of grace, the ever-Virgin, truly prophesy in the Spirit accomplishing the Mystery, that which is to come. For the Theotokos is transcending every human mind, the Temple of God, and from infancy is led with heaven’s host in company. ~ 2 ~ The Prophet Simeon once held 16) O Victorious Leader within his arms the mighty God, Pavel Chesnokov Creator of the law, Who stands and reigns in heaven: Lord and God. O victorious leader of triumphant hosts, we your servants delivered from evil, sing our And having willed it thus to pass, grateful thanks to you, O Theotokos, as you to save mankind from settled fate, possess invincible might, set us free from God came from a Virgin’s womb, every calamity, that we may cry to you, to share our low and humble state. “Rejoice, O bride without bridegroom!” Your praise, O Virgin Mother pure flows on every human tongue; 17) Akathist Hymn to the Mother God, because of Christ, your firstborn Son, Kontakion and Ikos 1 You stand extolled and praised in song. Traditional Moscow Melody Lift up your eyes to Him on high A prince of the angels was sent from heaven you princes ruling every land. to say to the Theotokos, “Rejoice!” And as, Behold our Lord and Christ is borne at his bodiless voice, he saw You, Lord, on holy Simeon’s humble hands. embodied, he was astounded and stood still, crying out to her like this: Our earth, on seeing You, O God, now shakes with fear throughout the land. Rejoice, you through whom joy will shine out, For how can you, transcending all, Rejoice, you through whom the curse will be held within a human hand? cease. Rejoice, recalling of fallen Adam, 13) Today Is the Beginning of Our Salvation Rejoice, redemption of the tears of Eve. Nazo Zakkak Rejoice, height hard to climb for human thoughts, Today is the beginning of our salvation— Rejoice, depth hard to scan even for angels’ the revelation of the eternal mystery: eyes. The Son of God becomes the Son of the Rejoice, for you are a throne for the King, Virgin, as Gabriel announces the coming of Rejoice, for you carry the One who carries all. Grace. Together with him, let us cry to the Rejoice, star that makes visible the Sun, Theotokos: “Rejoice, O Full of Grace, the Rejoice, womb of divine incarnation. Lord is with you.” Rejoice, you through whom creation is renewed. 14) With the Voice of the Archangel Rejoice, you through whom the Creator Dmitry Bortniansky becomes a babe. With the voice of the Archangel we cry aloud Rejoice, Bride without bridegroom! to thee, O Pure Virgin: “Rejoice, thou who art full of grace, the Lord is with thee!” But the holy Virgin, seeing herself pure, 15) The Mystery of God says boldly to Gabriel, “The strangeness of Andrei Ilyashenko you words seems hard for my soul to accept. For from a conception without seed you The mystery of God from all eternity is foretell pregnancy, as you cry: Alleluia!” made manifest today: the Word of God in His mercy becomes the Son of the Virgin, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! and Gabriel proclaims the joy of the Annunciation.
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