About the song
Occasion:
The Great Entrance (Η Μεγάλη Είσοδος)
in the Divine Liturgy (Η Θεία Λειτουργία)
Composer & Lyricist: Unknown
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Featured source:
Choir of Simonopetra
Lyrics
Οἱ τὰ Χερουβεὶμ
μυστικῶς εἰκονίζοντες
( Y ta Kheruvim
mystikos ikonizontes )
We who are mystically
representing the Cherubim
καὶ τῇ Ζωοποιῷ Τριάδι
τὸν Τρισάγιον ὕμνον
προσᾴδοντες
( ke ti Zoopyo Triadi
ton Trisagion ymnon
prosadontes, )
and singing forth
the Thrice-Holy hymn
to the Life-Giving Trinity,
πᾶσαν τὴν βιωτικὴν
ἀποθώμεθα μέριμναν
( pasan tin viotikin
apothometha merimnan )
let us put aside
every anxiety of life
ὡς τὸν Βασιλέα τῶν ὅλων
ὑποδεξόμενοι
( os ton Vasilea ton olon
ypodexomeny, )
as we are about to receive
the King of all,
ταῖς ἀγγελικαῖς ἀοράτως
δορυφορούμενον τάξεσιν
( tes angelikes aoratos
doryforumenon taxesin. )
escorted invisibly
by the angelic orders.
Ἀλληλούϊα ἀλληλούϊα ἀλληλούϊα
( Alliluya, alliluya, alliluya. )
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Bible Quotes
ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΗ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 4:8-11
[ Patriarchal Text, 1904 ]
[ Το Πατριαρχικό Κείμενο (BYZ04) ]
καὶ τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα,
ἓν καθ᾽ ἓν αὐτῶν ἔχον ἀνὰ πτέρυγας ἕξ,
κυκλόθεν καὶ ἔσωθεν
γέμουσιν ὀφθαλμῶν,
καὶ ἀνάπαυσιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν
ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς λέγοντες·
ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος
Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ,
ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος.
Καὶ ὅταν δῶσι τὰ ζῷα
δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ εὐχαριστίαν
τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου,
τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων,
πεσοῦνται
οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι
ἐνώπιον τοῦ καθημένου
ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου,
καὶ προσκυνήσουσι τῷ ζῶντι
εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων,
καὶ βαλοῦσι τοὺς στεφάνους αὐτῶν
ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου λέγοντες·
ἄξιος εἶ, ὁ Κύριος καὶ Θεὸς ἡμῶν,
λαβεῖν τὴν δόξαν
καὶ τὴν τιμὴν καὶ τὴν δύναμιν,
ὅτι σὺ ἔκτισας τὰ πάντα,
καὶ διὰ τὸ θέλημά σου
ἦσαν καὶ ἐκτίσθησαν.
Revelation 4:8-11
[ English Standard Version (ESV) ]
And the four living creatures,
each of them with six wings,
are full of eyes
all around and within,
and day and night
they never cease to say,
“Holy, holy, holy,
is the Lord God Almighty,
who was and is and is to come!”
And whenever the living creatures give
glory and honor and thanks
to Him who is seated on the throne,
who lives forever and ever,
the twenty-four elders
fall down
before Him
who is seated on the throne
and worship Him
who lives forever and ever.
They cast their crowns
before the throne, saying,
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
to receive glory
and honor and power,
for You created all things,
and by Your will
they existed and were created.”