THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST
Selected hymns. Part 2
Hierodeacon German (Ryabtsev)
At Matins:
1. God is the Lord… 0:00
Troparion for the feast Thy Nativity, O Christ our God… (tone four******)
2. Polyelaion *** 02:08
3. The Exaltation ** 04:02
4. Sessional Hymn Come, let us see, O faithful… 05:07
5. From my youth… (tone four***/****) 05:46
6. The Gospel Reading (tone four****/**) 06:40
Canon tone one /* (Katavasias tone one; Melody of the Laura of the Holy Trinity and St.Sergius, Ison singing)
7. Ode 1 11:35
8. Ipakoi (tone eight*****) 16:32
9. Ode 6 18:14
10. Kontakion Today the Virgin gives birth to the Transcendent One… (tone three******) 23:22
Ikos Bethlehem has opened Eden…
11. Ode 9 26:21
12. Let all that breathes praise the Lord… (tone four****) 35:08
13. Stanza for the Praises Rejoice, the righteous ones… (tone four *****) 38:13
14. Glory, both now and ever… (tone two) 39:08
Today Christ is born of the Virgin in Bethlehem… (tone two**)
* Znamenny chant
** Znamenny chant, ison singing
*** Valaam chant
**** Valaam chant, ison singing
***** Lesser Znamenny chant, ison singing
****** Greek chant, ison singing