THE ENTRY OF OUR LORD INTO JERUSALEM
SELECTED HYMNS. Part 1
HIERODEACON GERMAN (RYABTSEV)
The Palm Sunday, a Sunday before Easter, is one of the Twelve Great feasts. On that day Jesus Christ solemnly entered Jerusalem to show he was ready to voluntarily take His death. People met Him, Who was riding on a donkey’s colt, as they would meet a victor king coming back after a military triumph - with the green palm branches in their hands, shouting «Hosanna!». But Christ knew those very people would repudiate Him. On this day all the Orthodox believers still greet Christ, as the Conqueror of death, with the palm branches in the East and with the branches of the pussy-willow in cold countries.
Hierodeacon German (Ryabtsev) performs 26 chants (among them are the Exaltation, «Glory, both now and ever», «Sitting on Thy throne in heaven») in Znamenny, Valaam and Common monodies, as well as in Znamenny and Valaam chants.
At Vespers:
1. «Lord, I have cried…» [with Psalms] (tone six*****) 0:00
Stanzas for: «Lord, I have cried…» (tone six)
2. «He Who has the heavens for His throne…*» 03:43
3. «Come, today let us hymn the Lord…*» 06:20
4. «The honourable day of the Resurrection…*» 09:10
5. «Glory, both now and ever…» 12:42
«Today the grace of the Holy Spirit…» (tone six*)
6. «O Gladsome Light…» (tone six**) 14:19
7. The Old Testament readings 17:40
8. «The all-holy Spirit…» (tone one*) 23:16
9. «Glory, both now and ever…» 24:54
«The Hymn to the Mother of God» (tone three*)
At Matins:
10. «God is the Lord…» (tone one*****) 28:31
11. Troparion of the feast «By raising Lazarus from the dead…» (tone one) 30:41
«Glory, both now and ever…» (tone four*)
12. Polyelaion**** 33:14
13. The Exaltation** 39:16
14. The Gospel reading***** 40:15
* Znamenny chant, one-voice singing
** Znamenny chant, ison singing
*** Lesser Znamenny chant, ison singing
**** Valaam chant, one-voice singing
***** Valaam chant, ison singing
****** Common chant, one-voice singing