Byzantine chant - Ο Θεός ήλθοσαν έθνη

Byzantine Chant (Lament for the fall of Constantinople on May 29th, 1453).
Title: "Ο Θεός ήλθοσαν έθνη" (O God, the heathen are come)
Composer: Manuel Chrysaphes
Performers: Cappella Romana & Alexander Lingas
Album: "Music of Byzantium"

[shayden]

These beautiful chants are helping me keep my sanity for the past few weeks. After the death of my girlfriend I remembered she believed in God and I didn't, but I got so desperate that I pray to God every evening before I go to sleep that He relieves my poor soul of pain and sadness. I know it sounds funny but I can't help it...

[paulwilliams]

What I find so disturbing is that so many people confuse beautiful meaningful Byzantine chant with Islam and reject it because of prejudice before even understanding the truth.
Having a difficult time with this, Lord have mercy,
Byzantine chant is the most beautiful beautiful praise to God, both in content and in song. Byzantium will surely rise again, imperceptible at first and then with the power of God
🙏🙏🙏🕯️🕯️🕯️🙏🙏🙏

[ΑγγελικήΛ-τι]

Μακαρι να μας αξιώσει ο ΘΕΟΣ να ψαλουμε στην Αγια Σοφια μας ελεύθεροι. Αμήν
🙏☦🙏💔🙏☦🙏

[farrisbaba]

Byzantium and Orthodoxi will rise
“What I see around me would drive me insane if I did not know that no matter what happens, God will have the last word.”
St Paisios

[Paulynyc]

This is perhaps one of the most achingly beautiful hymns of Eastern Orthodoxy, and there are so many.

[rezekgabrael]

Warriors to the end.
May their memories be Eternal ☦

[mp]

Ὁ θεός, ἤλθοσαν ἔθνη, ἤλθοσαν, ἤλθοσαν ἔθνη 
εἰς τὴν κληρονομί… εἰς τὴν κληρονομίαν σου,  
ἐμίαναν τὸν ναὸν τὸν ἅγιόν σου,  
ἐμίανα... χα... χα... χαν 
τὸν ναὸν τὸν ἅγιόν σου, ἐμίαναν, Κύριε,
ἔθεντο τὰ θνησιμαῖ... χαῖ...α τῶν δούλων σου
βρώ... βρώματα τοῖς πετεινοῖς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ,
τὰς σάρκας τῶν ὁσίων σου τοῖς θηρίοις τῆς γῆς·
ἐξέχεαν, ἐξέχεαν, ἐξέχεαν τὸ αἷμα αὐτῶν, κύριε,
ἐξέχεαν τὸ αἷμα αὐτῶν ὡς ὕδωρ κύκλῳ Ιερουσαλημ,
καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ θάπτων.

ἐγενήθημεν, ἐγενήθημεν ὄνειδος τοῖς γείτοσιν ἡμῶν,  
μυκτηρισμὸς καὶ χλευασμὸς τοῖς κύκλῳ ἡμῶν.
ἕως πότε, κύριε – πάλιν – ἕως πότε, κύριε,  
ὀργισθήσῃ εἰς τέλος,
ἐκκαυθήσεται ὡς πῦρ ὁ ζῆλός σου;
ἕως πότε, κύριε
ἔκχεον τὴν ὀργήν σου,  
ἔκχεον, ἔκχεον τὴν ὀργήν σου
ἐπὶ τὰ ἔθνη τὰ μὴ γινώσκοντά σε
σε καὶ ἐπὶ βασιλείας, αἳ τὸ ὄνομά σου οὐκ ἐπεκαλέσαντο...

μὴ μνησθῇς ἡμῶν ἀνομιῶν ἀρχαίων·
ἀλλὰ βοήθησον ἡμῖν ταχὺ
καὶ ἐλέησόν ἡμᾶς.


O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, They have left the dead bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild. They have poured out blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead.
We are objects of contempt to our neighbors, of scorn and derision to those around us. How long, Lord? Will you be angry forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire? Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not call on your name;
Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, and have mercy of us.

[npaschalides]

It is today!!! All my family originates from Asia Minor/ Pontus region. My grandfather was on wagons in Constantinople as a "Taxi-driver" primarily in the Prince Isles during the summer months before the Christian eradication of this Holy Land.

[alexmercer]

to listen to the hymns and laments of Our Lord. They comfort me, they nourish my soul and give me the will to push on. knowing that God Almighty the Lord Jesus Christ still has hope for us even in our darkest moments. Amen

[deantsar]

The Magnificent Byzantine Christian Church, Saint Sophia was built by Christians to worship Christ and the Heavenly Father.
It was, still is and always will be a Temple for Christians, and a symbol for people who believe in Christ world wide.
Cannot wait for the second coming.
⛪️⛪️⛪️⛪️

[andoylanggid]

The name itself is anathema to the Muslim if they really understood it. Aya Sophia, The Cathedral of Divine Wisdom is dedicated to Christ Himself as the Divine Wisdom of God. As in the West, Christ is identified as the Word of God, in the East Christ is the Wisdom of God. This is to proclaim that Christ is, was, and always will be with the Father, for God cannot be separated from His Word and His wisdom, which is Christ our Saviour.

The prophecy will be fulfilled, Aya Sophia will hold the celebration of Divine Liturgy again. Constantinople once again. DV! A Catholic here who stands with my Orthodox brother.

[johnkeaton]

I HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY HEARING THIS HEAVENLY MUSIC !

[mustafaalwan]

I love your Byzantine chants collection

[otpmetairie]

It is Holy Thursday here. We are preparing for Easter. Thank you for the music because without it we would not be able to prepare online. I hope you are well and safe.

[saadhanna]

God bless all and the Orthodox Church always amen

[Christ_is_Lord_]

the fall of Byzantium was one of the greatest tragedies of the last millennium 

[Apollon]

I am Turkish i listen to this before sleep. And this is beautiful.

[lefterispap]

Να εισαι μεσα στην ΑΓ. Σοφια και να ακους αυτους τους υμνους !! θα εισαι στο παραδεισο !!

[tiberiuscaesar]

563 Years Since The City Of Heraclius Fell To The Barbarian Heathen, And Since The Last Of The Roman Empire Forever Came To End. May Which Ever Divinity Be In Heaven Have Mercy On This Greatest Of Tragedies That Was The Fall Of Constantinople New-Rome, And And May His Imperial Majesty Constantine Palaiologos, Son Of Helena, And Last Caesar Of Rome, Rest In Peace. Amen.

[intellegencesmart]

Keep your people, oh Lord. Unite them.