Ancient Chinese Liturgy

These are extracts of the East Syriac Liturgy of Sts. Mari and Addai, the original Christian form of worship in Ancient China, sung to the reconstructed Kun tone of the Tang Dynasty. It is demonstrated here for inspiration and conversation purposes only, as a way to continue our initial discussion about what an historical Chinese Liturgy would sound like.
Flute and gong are used for Chinese Kun Opera context, and would not be included in a reconstructed Christian Liturgy.
Translation for the first quarter of the sung part was done by Dr. David Tam. The middle section is my translation of the diaconal litany. The end is the traditional rendition of the Words of the Lord’s Prayer, according to the Chinese Union Text. An official Chinese liturgy in the ancient form would have to be approved through our Synod before its official liturgical use.
Clergy celebrating the Liturgy of Mari and Addai in the Assyrian context are Fr. Ephrem Alkhas and Dcn. Emanuel Benjamin, pictures taken by me at St. Isaac's Monastery, Modesto, CA, during Easter of 2016.
Special thanks to Fr. Joshua Drake for recording this experiment for us!
(c) Music Copyright, 2018, William Joseph Boyd, All Rights Reserved

[@Andronicus_of_Rhodes]

Much love from your separated brother from the Coptic Church. Blessed Holy Week!

[@josephnugent3065]

American Missionaries in Western China: Can I tell you about Jesus Christ?
Western Chinese Christians: I know more than you.

[@tallmikbcroft6937]

Hristos A Inviat!
Thank you for sharing this liturgy.

[@arianamaloney7225]

This song is so beautiful, I really love this song.

[@arthurmartinson4370]

Showing my ignorance: Is this via the Ancient Church of the East or the Syriac Oriental Orthodox? Either way, watch the evangelical USA fundamentalists' heads explode at learning there were Chinese Christians before those in Georgia.

[@missionarydiocese]

This is our Bishop’s Antiochian thesis on the history of the Orthodox Church in China, approved by the University of Balamand St. John Damascene Seminary of Orthodox Theology. It outlines the long and complicated history. chineseorthodoxy.blogspot.com/2018/03/eastern-and-oriental-orthodoxy-in.html

[@romeoandsusandial5340]

Beautiful song of relaxing praise & thank the son of our ABBA Father for everything big & small Happy Happy Chinese new year to all 🙏🕊❤️💕❤️🕊🌎✌️🕊🇳🇮🇺🇦🕊🙏🕊🙏

[@cleitondecarvalho431]

what a beautiful language.

[@teochuyan9344]

Thanks for knowledge me take the drawing of Jesus in the Chinese form.

[@kalashnikov203]

Just like the syro malabar church. ❤

[@whatcookgoodlook]

This is so cool

[@GuadalupeGekaen]

Amin amin amin

[@yourneighbour3309]

too beautiful! Eastern Orthodoxy Is The One Truth!☦️💙📿

[@brumalogresteer4124]

Amen bro

[@andridefian]

I think Chinese Catholics will use this as their vernacular Mass choir.

[@Interestinggirl-in2ne]

beautiful!

[@christykkkoshym4796]

🇮🇳✝️🙏

[@user-vw2lw1ik6u]

Hello. Can you please record the ancient Chinese melody of the gospel reading?

[@missionarydiocese]

We will be putting up the whole Ancient liturgy, along with readings, soon!

[@shinrin-yoku3877]

❤❤❤

[@bill2424]

❤