I was actually thinking of how Orthodoxy in America might evolve the longer it settles down. I pray to God that, one day, we hear these chants across the United States☦️!
I would love to see the entire Liturgy composed into something like this, so we can make it uniquely American. It may be slow going, but I pray one day Orthodoxy will be ingrained into American culture.
I'm currently working on composing a full liturgy in this style! I too pray Orthodoxy continues to grow in America, and I think having music and traditions that are familiar to people can help with that.
I am actually a West Virginian Catholic who is adjacent to the Eastern Rites (I joke that I am one of the few practitioners of the Primitive Appalachian Rite of the Catholic Church). I sing the psalms and prayers like this all the time with inspiration from shape notes and lined out hymnody. Our manner of speaking and singing are naturally musical. I support this because I'd use it today.
There's a huge viewership waiting for this style of hymns. There currently is NOT a channel on YT doing Appalachian hymns consistently. You can corner this content now.
@zack3799 oh of course, I'm just saying there's additional benefit to doing it. By cornering content, you set a standard. If this is how the genre BEGINS consistently - it opens up a lot of space for devotion.
I would love to see these kinds of hymns collected and organized in a single channel that can be shared with loved ones. This would make it easier to reach more people.
This is the America I envision and pray for. One built upon Holy Tradition. This is one of the most beautiful Orthodox chants I've heard in a while, and it almost makes me cry.
Protestant here. I adore the way my Orthodox brothers and sisters worship God. Works of such beauty and purity, it fills me with a lasting peace that only comes from Him. Thank you for this.
Right alongside you, brother. Their hymns are much more honest and heartfelt than anything a lot of Protestant services give. Too many feel like they’re more self-serving than anything. This is proper worship and praise of our Lord.
@@Inthaethio206 He had mercy on all of mankind when he willingly went to the cross. He knew in advance all the horrible sins wed commit even after he sacrificed himself for our sakes. God may save or have mercy upon whoever he wishes
Good luck with your friend! If possible it’d be good to get some professional help. I think if you’re in the states,988 is the number to call to talk with someone. There’s also the national suicide prevention hotline! You don’t need be suicidal but just need to talk with someone. But I may not call police, but get ahold of someone that can help! Suicide rates have said to have gone up quite a bit, where it makes me think of those desiring death in Revelations but will not find it! I don’t know if it’s applicable! If in the states, there’s usually help available. Where someone can tell you where to get help!
I made this chant a part of my morning prayer ritual because I love it so much. Just an Appalachian Mountain Man that feels called to Orthodoxy and just beginning the journey…
The Trisagion Hymn is one of my fav parts on Divine Liturgy. In Brazil, we sing "Santo Deus, Santo Poderoso, Santo Imortal, tem piedade de nós!" It's such a blessing can sing for My Lord in my native language!
This is beautiful, a mighty gift. May the Lord of Lords Christ Jesus bless you, and all of our brothers & sisters who believeth in Him and seek to live Righteously.
Absolutely beautiful performance!!! This brought tears to my eyes and gladness to my soul. Much blessing to the performers and to the uploader. Much blessing to my brothers and sisters. And much blessing to those who have not yet heard. Thank you!!
I think it may be due to the musical similarity to “amazing Grace“ which is very common for American funerals, but when I hear this I can’t help but think of the fact that this is the last hymn that will be sung for us as orthodox Christians, as we are laid to our final rest before the resurrection on the last day. Glory to God for all things!
Thank you for this blessed work. I sing in a small country parish (it's just myself and the Choir director,) and he fell in love with this. May God grant you success in these liturgical ventures!
I am currently attending an Orthodox church as an inquirer. I can't tell you how much hearing this familiar, hymn in this style, speaks to me. Thank you for this beautiful rendition. I sincerely hope we will hear more of your work!
This sounds so beautiful. My fathers side is serbian orthodox, I'm starting to look into the religion and I searched for english orthodox chants and this popped up. This hymm calms the soul. Thank you.
I'm a Southern American raised on all the old shape-note gospel, who is now a proud member of the Coptic Orthodox Church. This really warms my heart and it sounds so beautiful and faithful to my heritage. You did a fantastic job and I really hope to hear more. God bless you and use you as His instrument for the Americas.
Brother, this is beautiful. Listening to this on my way home from services on holy Friday. I’d love to hear so many hymns in this style. But Rich Men Have Turned Poor is one I’d especially love to hear. Oh oh, also: Come Receive the Light!
This is amazing. I grew up near many AME churches and such. Many of those churches where I first saw women wearing hats and men dressed for the Lord. Their music had some heavy spiritual movements that could hit you in the heart. I wonder what a Divine Liturgy in that spiritual music tradition would be like. I’m sure it would hit.
Thank you! There’s actually a really interesting project currently being undertaken by the Orthodox Fellowship of St Moses the Black; they’ve been composing settings of hymns based on African American spirituals: mosestheblack.org/resources/our-music/
I've finished composing a set of Lord Have Mercy petition responses in the Appalachian Orthodox chant style! Check it out here: www.stavrosfirstcomposer.com/lord-have-mercy ALSO-I am hoping to possibly organize an Appalachian Orthodox virtual choir to record some of these hymns. Click here if you would be interested: www.stavrosfirstcomposer.com/virtual-choir
This is gorgeous! I don't know if this is part of the intent, but I currently have this playing in three seperate tabs--it plays beautifully as a round!
The Trisagion Hymn is now available on streaming services! Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/0eVGuTSJ3ddIK2mlDdmBxn?si=6EPAXLOVQ_2rTYv7PRLtVw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A1smaU5SgK5dIHrJ4ZfFR44 Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/the-trisagion-hymn-appalachian-orthodox-chant/1754788020?i=1754788022
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord of Sabaoth. Do not lament Me o mother What we really need from what im told by our chior director who has done similar work is 8 simple tones.
I’m almost finished creating a set of compositional guidelines for this style of chant. I’ve settled on 4 tones which are very well suited for a traditional American sound and combined cover all 12 notes of the scale.
I’m so glad to hear you liked the hymn! As this is a very new style of chant, there’s not a lot of resources available yet. However, I’m currently working on general style guidelines so others can transpose hymns into this style!
@@ssseth9321 Published a set of rudimentary guidelines on how to compose and perform Appalachian Orthodox Chant: www.stavrosfirstcomposer.com/appalachian-orthodox-chant-guide
Hey, did you by any chance do Clover Creek Physics in high school? I had a classmate called Stavros First there, and recognized the name when this video got recommended.
@@stavfirst wow, sure is a small world. I didn't know you did Orthodox chant! We should find a way to catch up if you're interested, if you even remember me haha
If anyone is old enough to remember Rich Mullins, I hope that someone who can actually sing records these Appalachian arrangements unproduced in actual parishes. That seems very easy.
Have you any plans to do all of the major hymns that are always found in the Divine Liturgy, like the Cherubic Hymn and Only Begotten Son? If you crowdfunded a Divine Liturgy music book, I think you would get a lot traction.
Yeah, that’s the ultimate goal. If it is God’s will, I’d like to compose an entire liturgy in this style, perhaps even a few versions in different tones. It’s kind of slow-moving right now as I’m still in school, but I do have a few new hymns in the works, and I hope to have even more done quickly when I have the time. Your prayers please. 🙏🏼
This hymn feels like God wrapping me in a warm hug.
Youre so right this is so comforting, praise the Lord 🙌🙌
Agreed ❤
You can hear the old Scots Irish patterns in this. Beautiful!
I was actually thinking of how Orthodoxy in America might evolve the longer it settles down. I pray to God that, one day, we hear these chants across the United States☦️!
I would love to see the entire Liturgy composed into something like this, so we can make it uniquely American. It may be slow going, but I pray one day Orthodoxy will be ingrained into American culture.
I'm currently working on composing a full liturgy in this style! I too pray Orthodoxy continues to grow in America, and I think having music and traditions that are familiar to people can help with that.
I’m absolutely weeping listening to this. I’m on my journey to Orthodoxy, thank you for the encouragement music 😊
@@marcussprague1080 This genuinely made my day. I’m so glad you like the music, and I pray you have a blessed journey to Christ 🙏🏼
@@stavfirstwhere is your place of worship? I’m in East TN. in Knoxville and Eastern Orthodoxy always calls to me. Blessings over you!
@@TheMiriam333Lenoir City has an orthodox church. God bless.
I am actually a West Virginian Catholic who is adjacent to the Eastern Rites (I joke that I am one of the few practitioners of the Primitive Appalachian Rite of the Catholic Church). I sing the psalms and prayers like this all the time with inspiration from shape notes and lined out hymnody. Our manner of speaking and singing are naturally musical.
I support this because I'd use it today.
Ancient Christianity and the rich culture of Appalachia is a combination I never thought I needed
There's a huge viewership waiting for this style of hymns. There currently is NOT a channel on YT doing Appalachian hymns consistently. You can corner this content now.
You’re right… but that’s probably the least important reason to pursue this
@zack3799 oh of course, I'm just saying there's additional benefit to doing it. By cornering content, you set a standard. If this is how the genre BEGINS consistently - it opens up a lot of space for devotion.
I would love to see these kinds of hymns collected and organized in a single channel that can be shared with loved ones. This would make it easier to reach more people.
This is the America I envision and pray for. One built upon Holy Tradition. This is one of the most beautiful Orthodox chants I've heard in a while, and it almost makes me cry.
I am a Slavic Orthodox and this is so beuatiful. I did not know there are Orthodox Appalachians, even though I live in a southern state now.
Protestant here. I adore the way my Orthodox brothers and sisters worship God. Works of such beauty and purity, it fills me with a lasting peace that only comes from Him. Thank you for this.
Right alongside you, brother. Their hymns are much more honest and heartfelt than anything a lot of Protestant services give. Too many feel like they’re more self-serving than anything. This is proper worship and praise of our Lord.
Same
@@justinprice7484 The Prussian and Bohemian Protestants lol, nice pfps
oh maybe that's not the old Bohemian flag, if that's the case ignore me
Thats what its all about my brother. Check out a local church.... you will be blown.. a ...way.
Im currently crying to this song for my suicidal friend. Thank you for posting this🙏
Lord have mercy upon their soul.
@@Inthaethio206 He had mercy on all of mankind when he willingly went to the cross. He knew in advance all the horrible sins wed commit even after he sacrificed himself for our sakes. God may save or have mercy upon whoever he wishes
Good luck with your friend! If possible it’d be good to get some professional help. I think if you’re in the states,988 is the number to call to talk with someone. There’s also the national suicide prevention hotline! You don’t need be suicidal but just need to talk with someone. But I may not call police, but get ahold of someone that can help!
Suicide rates have said to have gone up quite a bit, where it makes me think of those desiring death in Revelations but will not find it! I don’t know if it’s applicable!
If in the states, there’s usually help available. Where someone can tell you where to get help!
May we know his name to keep in our prayers?
@@ΘΕΟΦΑΝΩΚΟΜΝΗΝΟΣ his name is Davey. thank you so much for the prayers🙏
As a southern Greek Orthodox, this hits so many levels!
As a northern Appalachian Orthodox Christian this Hits home
❤ incredible I had heard of Appalachian orthodox but never fathomed something so awesome
I made this chant a part of my morning prayer ritual because I love it so much. Just an Appalachian Mountain Man that feels called to Orthodoxy and just beginning the journey…
I need more Appalachian chants!
Sent this to my Aunt after her momma went to be with our Savior, in a clip attached with a prayer I wrote. Glory to God.
As someone raised in southern Ohio appalachian culture and now converted to Orthodoxy, I love this work. Keep it up!
The Trisagion Hymn is one of my fav parts on Divine Liturgy. In Brazil, we sing "Santo Deus, Santo Poderoso, Santo Imortal, tem piedade de nós!" It's such a blessing can sing for My Lord in my native language!
As an English Catholic who loves orthodoxy and Sacred Harp may I congratulate you on your beautiful work! Thank you and God bless you!
ty guys I am protestant and this is absolutely beautiful
My parish sings this hymn here in Texas!! I love this song!
I'm taking a trip to Texas in a couple of weeks to visit family, is it alright if I ask where is your church home?
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on me a sinner.
I need so many more Appalachian chants in my life. This is so beautiful that it brings me to tears.
Greetings from orthodox in Colombia South America, this sounds hevenly , congratulations brothers ☦️
This gives me so much peace. Thank you for this gift.
Thank you 🙏🏼
Beautiful! Please compose more Orthodox chants in an American folk style! 🙏🏻
I am an atheist but I do love occasionally listening to some high quality chanting, and this is high quality.
This is beautiful, a mighty gift. May the Lord of Lords Christ Jesus bless you, and all of our brothers & sisters who believeth in Him and seek to live Righteously.
May God bless you as well! 🙏🏼
Do Bless the Lord Oh My Soul next! Thank you for your wonderful work, keep it up!
Просто и смиренно... 🙏❤
Dude, beautiful. You're a major talent. Can't wait to hear more
Thank you! Your Mandarin liturgy is incredible 🙏🏼
Absolutely beautiful performance!!! This brought tears to my eyes and gladness to my soul.
Much blessing to the performers and to the uploader. Much blessing to my brothers and sisters. And much blessing to those who have not yet heard.
Thank you!!
I think it may be due to the musical similarity to “amazing Grace“ which is very common for American funerals, but when I hear this I can’t help but think of the fact that this is the last hymn that will be sung for us as orthodox Christians, as we are laid to our final rest before the resurrection on the last day. Glory to God for all things!
Thank you for this blessed work. I sing in a small country parish (it's just myself and the Choir director,) and he fell in love with this.
May God grant you success in these liturgical ventures!
with strength!
Beautiful. Just beautiful. Thank you. God bless you. ☦️
As a Carolinian, I really hope this style catches on!
I am currently attending an Orthodox church as an inquirer. I can't tell you how much hearing this familiar, hymn in this style, speaks to me. Thank you for this beautiful rendition.
I sincerely hope we will hear more of your work!
This is absolutely divine. Thank you so much for this....bless your heart
This was wonderful. Thank you so much. It’s so nice to have something American of which I can relate. Because I love orthodoxy.
It's so beautiful! ❤Thank you from Saint-Petersburg and Russian christian orthodox church member.
God bless you!
This is beautiful :) Many thanks for your work. God bless you
Unbelievably beautiful!
I love this version so much! Thank you for the upload
Just wanted to echo others and say, please continue producing these hymns. Such a blessing.
Please for the love of all that is holy please keep posting this kind of Appalachian chanting. It's amazing. Love from California! ☦☦☦
This is amazing. I feel like my people finally have their own voice back to God.
It's so beautiful I'm crying
This is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard in my entire life. It's up there with Shen Khar Venakhi. Please punish more like this 🙏🏻
Beautiful thank you
Have been listening to this for the past 4 months and only today realized you’re the composer.
Thank you so much for this
This sounds so beautiful. My fathers side is serbian orthodox, I'm starting to look into the religion and I searched for english orthodox chants and this popped up. This hymm calms the soul. Thank you.
I'm a Southern American raised on all the old shape-note gospel, who is now a proud member of the Coptic Orthodox Church. This really warms my heart and it sounds so beautiful and faithful to my heritage. You did a fantastic job and I really hope to hear more. God bless you and use you as His instrument for the Americas.
This is beautiful! Please do more! Perhaps "O Virgin Pure"? 😍🙏🏻🙌🏻✝
This would be really interesting.
Brother, this is beautiful. Listening to this on my way home from services on holy Friday.
I’d love to hear so many hymns in this style. But Rich Men Have Turned Poor is one I’d especially love to hear.
Oh oh, also: Come Receive the Light!
Thank you for the suggestions! Christ is Risen!
plssssss release this on spotify
Done :) open.spotify.com/track/0eVGuTSJ3ddIK2mlDdmBxn?si=U4rvn_mqS-OMXGJb1ZxSUA
Heavenly 🕊️❤️🔥🕊️
Amin
Beautiful 🙏✝️
What a beautiful voice.
Love this!
It's so lovely, isn't it?
Wow, that is amazing! Thanks!
Thank you
This is amazing. I grew up near many AME churches and such. Many of those churches where I first saw women wearing hats and men dressed for the Lord. Their music had some heavy spiritual movements that could hit you in the heart. I wonder what a Divine Liturgy in that spiritual music tradition would be like. I’m sure it would hit.
Thank you! There’s actually a really interesting project currently being undertaken by the Orthodox Fellowship of St Moses the Black; they’ve been composing settings of hymns based on African American spirituals: mosestheblack.org/resources/our-music/
Beautiful
The Cherubic Hymn or Lesser Doxology would be good to hear.
Currently working on writing a Cherubic Hymn in this style!
Wonderful
This is incredible!
I've finished composing a set of Lord Have Mercy petition responses in the Appalachian Orthodox chant style! Check it out here: www.stavrosfirstcomposer.com/lord-have-mercy
ALSO-I am hoping to possibly organize an Appalachian Orthodox virtual choir to record some of these hymns. Click here if you would be interested: www.stavrosfirstcomposer.com/virtual-choir
Do you have an American melody for the Cherubicon yet? I’d love to use it at my parish!
I am halfway through composing one right now! God willing, after finals are done, I will complete it and upload the recording here. Your prayers.
Very beautiful. Glory to God alone
So pretty
Beautiful.
wow, beautiful and moving version
This is so cool!
absolutely beautiful. ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much! 🙏🏼
@@stavfirst thank YOU. very much looking forward to more. ❤️
Beautiful! Please do more!!!
This is gorgeous! I don't know if this is part of the intent, but I currently have this playing in three seperate tabs--it plays beautifully as a round!
Please make more!!
Yes!! ❤
The Trisagion Hymn is now available on streaming services!
Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/0eVGuTSJ3ddIK2mlDdmBxn?si=6EPAXLOVQ_2rTYv7PRLtVw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A1smaU5SgK5dIHrJ4ZfFR44
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/the-trisagion-hymn-appalachian-orthodox-chant/1754788020?i=1754788022
Any chance theres a choir music sheet with this?
Yes! www.stavrosfirstcomposer.com/american-orthodox-chant
EXCELENTE!!
♥️💕💕
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord of Sabaoth.
Do not lament Me o mother
What we really need from what im told by our chior director who has done similar work is 8 simple tones.
I’m almost finished creating a set of compositional guidelines for this style of chant. I’ve settled on 4 tones which are very well suited for a traditional American sound and combined cover all 12 notes of the scale.
We're in Kentucky, this style fits the local culture better than the eastern European tones, I think it would go a long way to missionize here
Thank you for this. It is much appreciated.
ESPIRITO SANTO DEUS TODO-PODEROSO mãe 🕊
I’d also like to see settings like this of Traditional Latin Mass
This is just beautiful! Do you have any plans to release this on Apple Music or Spotify?
It's on Spotify!
Also, "It is truly meet to bless thee Theotokos"
Have any of your guy done “Give me this stranger?”
More please!🙏 Are there any good resources to learn how to do this? Id love to help, were part of an Antiochian parish in tennessee
I’m so glad to hear you liked the hymn! As this is a very new style of chant, there’s not a lot of resources available yet. However, I’m currently working on general style guidelines so others can transpose hymns into this style!
@@stavfirst Sounds good!
@@stavfirstplease keep us posted
@@ssseth9321 Published a set of rudimentary guidelines on how to compose and perform Appalachian Orthodox Chant: www.stavrosfirstcomposer.com/appalachian-orthodox-chant-guide
Hey, did you by any chance do Clover Creek Physics in high school? I had a classmate called Stavros First there, and recognized the name when this video got recommended.
Hey Adam! Yes, I did take that class. Crazy you got recommended this video. I hope you’re doing well! :)
@@stavfirst wow, sure is a small world. I didn't know you did Orthodox chant! We should find a way to catch up if you're interested, if you even remember me haha
@@adambunu1846 yeah, of course I remember you! I'd love to connect. My contact info is on my website.
@@stavfirst great! I tried multiple methods so you can choose whichever you prefer. Thanks!
If anyone is old enough to remember Rich Mullins, I hope that someone who can actually sing records these Appalachian arrangements unproduced in actual parishes. That seems very easy.
Would you be able to do Psalm 50 in this style?
Have you any plans to do all of the major hymns that are always found in the Divine Liturgy, like the Cherubic Hymn and Only Begotten Son? If you crowdfunded a Divine Liturgy music book, I think you would get a lot traction.
Yeah, that’s the ultimate goal. If it is God’s will, I’d like to compose an entire liturgy in this style, perhaps even a few versions in different tones. It’s kind of slow-moving right now as I’m still in school, but I do have a few new hymns in the works, and I hope to have even more done quickly when I have the time. Your prayers please. 🙏🏼
@@stavfirst Will keep you in my prayers. If you crowdfund or anything like that to help support your work, I will definitely back you!
Oh How about the Cherubic Hymn and the Easter Stichery
and more than one Cherubic Hymn
Will this be put on Spotify?
tendra la partitura que me podria compartir? Dios le bendiga
I think on his website he does.
Please have caption So one can understand
Lyrics are in the description.
The question is whether I can get away with this at Liturgy.
Second question can we have a version without the drone for our Russian friends?
Is there somewhere I can purchase this song?
How much do you think you should get paid to compose a liturgy hymnal like this? Id be willing to raise money