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The Sacred Music and Hymns of St. Elias Church
The LORD is my strength and
my song (Exodus 15:2)
"Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers! I will sing of the LORD , I will sing; with song I will praise the LORD , the God of Israel. (Judges 5:3)
In the Orthodox Tradition of Worship, everything is sung - even the Bible Readings.
No musical instruments are used. The praise and worship of God involves only the instrument that God Himself gave us - the human voice. Clearly the Church has inherited this liturgical form from the Jewish Synagogue Services, Services in which our Lord Himself participated.
By singing the Services,
we not only proclaim but also persuade. By announcing the truth of God's
love and salvation with music and song, we seek to attract people to
God by means of beauty, peace, and joy.
The Holy Scriptures enjoin us:
Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy. (Psalm 107:22)
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord... (Ephesians 5:19) Apologies: the Sacred Chants offered on the website are not professional studio recordings, but are merely taped during the ordinary Divine Services of our parish.
To hear the Sacred Music in high-fidelity, quadraphonic, stereo, surround-sound
quality, just Click here for Directions of
how to come to our Church and join us for worship! We welcome your voice
and the faith of your prayer to complete our "sacrifice of praise".
Liturgical Resources, Materials, and Support Available
Available upon request, and at absolutely minimal cost...:
Service Books
Liturgical Texts
Cassettes
CDs
&
Workshops
on Music, Cantoring,
Congregational Singing,
Liturgics, etc. etc.
Available...:
Service Book or Selected Texts for Great Vespers
Service Book or Selected Texts for Great Sunday Matins
Service Book or Selected Texts for Great Divine Liturgy
Service Books or Selected Texts for Seasonal or Feast Day Services
Available...:
Cassette Tapes corresponding to the Services/Texts
CD of all the music on the Website
CD of The Eight Resurrection Tones (Galician) - 2002 Cantor's Course
CD of the Divine Liturgy - 2002 Cantor's Course - according to the English "Pew Book" for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (to be printed in the summer of 2003).
Available...:
Workshops conducted by Fr. Roman....
Fr. Roman is available for workshops in your parish or eparchy with
the above material throughout the year.
(Flatter him and he'll follow you anywhere.)
N.B.: all materials are
in no way professional printings or tapings.
But they work, because they are samples & examples of our prayer and worship as taken at St. Elias.
No fancy choir at St. Elias, just our own congregational singing or non-professional parish Kleros (generally, parish Youth, cf. infra photo)
Cost of the above materials are minimum will reflect only printing, recording, and shipping.
By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me - a prayer to the God of my life. (Psalm 42:8)
I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. (Psalm 69:30)
Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." (Psalm 126:2)
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