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- An inspiring piece by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Performed by the Robert Shaw Festival Singers.
Conducted by Robert Shaw and can be found on the CD titled "Vespers". You can find it on amazon.
Lyric Translation:
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
blessed art Thou, O Lord.
O Lord my God, Thou art very great.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
Thou are clothed with honor and majesty.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
The waters stand upon the mountains.
Marvelous are Thy works, O Lord
The waters flow between the hills.
Marvelous are Thy works, O Lord.
In wisdom hast Thou made all things.
Glory to Thee, O Lord, who hast created all!
As a choir member in a small town in Pennsylvania, and a convert to Orthodox Christianity, you will never hear more beautiful music than that of the Orthodox church. It is beautiful and prayerful and touches your soul. Sometimes, I think the angels are singing with us. We are a small choir with limited talent, that somehow pulls it together every Sunday and Holy Day. Orthodox Liturgical music brings a bit of Heaven to us on Earth.
How beautiful, how devine. Russian orthodox choral music should be declared a world's cultural heritage.
I never knew before this evening that Rachmaninoff composed for the church. Amazingly beautiful.
only God could inspire such perfect music.
Rachmaninov was always a very good composer, his music has a sort of sadness, overall all those composed when he had to get away from revolution. His piano, vocal and some symphonies have a marked Tchaikovsky taste, we have to remember that was Tchaikovsky the Rachmaninov's mentor and the one who gave him new airs to compose and helped him with many of his works.
sadness? no. reverent, yes.
@@kevinjohnson8311 right...not sad at all....just enraptured in God's Ineffable Glorious Beauty Majesty and Power!
This is the echo of the sounds of Creation.
Благослови душе моя, Господа
Благословен еси, Господи, Господи, Боже наш, возвелихчися, еси зело, Благословен еси Господи,
Во исповедание и в велепоту облекся еси
Благословен еси Господи
На горах станут воды
Дивны дела твоя, Господи
Посреде гор...
Станут воды
I am Russian and I myself sang in the choir. This is the second time I like, as a foreign Choir performs Russian Orthodox chants. Quiet, light and lofty, so that the soul calms down and soars into the heavens.
I'm sitting here listening this this beautiful music with tears of joys rolling down!
Absolutely divine! Rachmaninov must have been heavenly inspired to compose such amazingly beautiful music!
Although I'm an atheist and therefore do not believe, I have to say, I cried my eyes out upon hearing this wonderful piece. It lifts me into a transcendent state of mind. Truly a thrilling experience from my favourite composer of the late romantic era.
WellOfWisdom hope you are a believer by now.
Well of wisdom I pray you are a believer now. He created us with a desire to know Christ. He will make you complete and will remove the emptiness from within. God bless you.
If God wasn't real, you would not have reacted as you did. Start going to an Orthodox church. If you are faithful, you will be rewarded.
Hi bro after 13 years of your comment !!! Are you still here ?
It's never too late brother. The reward for the Vineyard is the same, and enough.
All to the glory of our beloved lord jesus :') I just look forward to one day if God willing, enter his pure and wonderful kingdom to listen to these loving and wonderful songs forever. Praising our Lord in all eternity for Gods gift of salvation :D
Rachmaninoff was a genius. This is too beautiful. Thanks for uploading. :)
My wife always starts to cry when she hears this very beautiful and holy piece. Thank you for this lovely video and God bless.
If there is ever a hymn I listen to while thinking of my sins to the point where I want to cry I just listen to this.
Actually this performance is by the Robert Shaw Festival Singers, an American choir, recorded in France. I understand the main low bass was Glenn Miller (no relation to the jazz Glenn Miller or to Vladimir Miller). I've heard him sing the Vespers live with a different group, and its a pretty incredible voice he's got.
Glenn is an incredible oktavist and as beautiful as his voice is, he is even more so as a person. I feel so honored to have sung with him on several occasions.
On Earth as it is In Heaven .
Each time I listen to this piece it gets a little better. I've listened to it over 100 times. My brain is going to explode its so beautiful.
IMHO this is music from heaven!
This beautiful up-lifting music seems to touch the soul itself. To compose music like this has to be a gift from God
This is one of my favorites from the Vespers...Thank You!....
This gem of a song helps to prove that the greatest, most powerful and most emotive instrument of all is the human voice. Beautiful.
dear LULU, THANKS FOR THE POSTING, WE NEED THAT FOR CONTINUE WALKING IN THIS HARD TIMES._LONG LIFE TO YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU TOO. 10P MEXICO . SALUDOS
The first time I heard this recording of this song I had tears in my eyes at the progression at 0:40. I then began laughing because I couldn't imagine how quickly a song could move someone to tears. There was so much deep emotion within Rachmaninoff and we are blessed to have his lasting emotions in the form of beautiful music.
Let all mortal flesh be silent.
On Earth as it is In Heaven ..
@ross1991p
It was the Holy Spirit which made you weep, He is alive, He is all abounding beauty, He loves you and offers Himself and His Kingdom to you for free
The music of the Orthodox Church is amazing!
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Dr hopper👍
Yes!! Agreed!!!
Such a beautiful piece, such a wonderfull composition, such absolute emotional tranquility, such a LAME text, such a CHEESY video
I sang this most exalted piece several years ago, the bass 2 and 3 parts. Heavenly.
The Lords words made into the most heavenly music....This man was touched by the divine spirit of the Lord
The Earth USED to be a perfect place to live until mens hearts turned FAR from the Lord....Jesus is coming back and one day there will be a NEW EARTH and it will be PERFECT! :-)
Господи, Боже наш, возвеличился!
Orthodox icons and photos would be more appropriate for the Orthodox Vespers Hymn - the little wafer and Jesus with an exposed heart, are not Christian images in spite of cloudy lights.
Or pregnant stomach
I just realized something. I have many sins on my soul, some very grave. And yet, in spite of that, God loves me still, and at the end of the day, I have more good in my soul than bad.
Nomad1718 confession is the best sacrament ever, healing
My friend, it is such a gift when we realize our need for forgiveness. All of us have come far short of what our Father in Heaven requires. That is why Jesus came: to pardon us from our sins and raise us back to life. None of us can hope our good will be enough to make up for our bad. Only the Spirit of God in us can make us righteous. But like you said, God still loves us and wishes us to be reconciled to Him through Jesus, our only hope. Biggest Blessings
That's not how that works. If you say this for salvation, salvation is not won by merit, reward in Heaven is. Salvation is a gift from our LORD. Otherwise, even if true, the relative goodness/badness in our soul ultimately changes nothing.
Confess and be forgiven
Thank you for the pictures, especially for the picture of a pregnant woman!! It fits in perfectly, as a miracle of God's creation. This composition is also a miracle, it touches your soul. Truly, thank you, and God bless you!
Какая красивая работа. В России лучшие хоры в мире. Пусть они служат миру, а не просто подчиняются деспоту.
Thank Lulu Luou, for this beautiful choir music,singing from Rachmaninoff..
As a singer for years...and listen to this beautiful choir...
I can say with Rachmaninoff, "Bless The Lord,O My Soul!''
Greetings from the Netherlands, Ton
These divine voices seem to come from heaven itself, wrapping the hearers in a Holy Spirit embrace, and forcing out the cares of this world, and elevating above the fray.
So glad I found this recording. Especially at this very difficult time (pandemic).
"God ... loves atheists, prostitutes, thieves, etc...."
Because God loves us, He will make sure that we all receive what we have chosen. Those of us who chose evil in this life, will receive evil in the next life. We are not all God's disciples.
wdeadman49, if you really do receive visions, they come from the Devil.
Thank you for listening! I am happy to share this with so many people!
Whomever doesn't appreciate the visuals accompanying this exquisite music and choir ~ Just walk away from your monitor~ Don't watch, just listen. No need to denigrate the owner of this channel; it is their right and choice to depict this music any way they choose and to turn away, is your choice.
Very nice, but without alto solo it loses something.
Was Rachmaninoff a saved/born again Christian? Does anyone know? I hope so because I would like to study with him someday.
我が子に名前を付けた時の気持ちを思い出します。
ein sehr inniges werk
I love this music. We sing this at my church. Sound a.tad different lol
...EXTRAORDINARY, INCREDIBLE, DIVINE PERFORMANCE!!!
Las notas musicales son creacion de Dios y el libre alvedrio hace que ubos decidan por javymetal o musica profana y otros utilicen las notas para hermosas creaciones por inspiracion de Dios pa deleite de la humanidad. Esta musica nos acerca a Dios y lo demas nos vendra por añadidura. Los que escuchan esta musica les gustara Palestrine, Monteverdi, orlando de Lassus. Hendel, etc y las interpretaciones de Marco Frisina. La musia es patrimonio de Dios que El nos regala, no es patrimonio de los hombres.
Our choir is going to sing this piece next term and I'm so looking forward to it!! But it will be quite a challenge.
Äta oschen otschen krasiwui!Spasiba balschoi!*
Very nice!!! Otlično!!! Odlično!!
Благослови душе моя Господа!
Благословен еси Господи!
bless the lord o my soul
Thank you, for finding music))) Orthodox is the true faith!!!, though no one believes, even despite our miraculous icons which give miro( oil with a scent, which cures everybody's soul, sometimes even bodies and brains , if you want to believe, of course and if your flesh is needed to be cured by God)
Dieu existe mes frères et sœurs. Quelles autres preuves chercherons-nous encore ? Il est Le Seul qui peut inspirer de telles paroles accompagnées d'une telle mélodie
Beautiful . Praise be to God
astonishing, fantastic it is at the same level as Russian greats choirs!
Величайший пианист и композитор двадцатого века.Это не подлежит сомнению. Это признано везде. Второй и третий концерт можно слушать каждый день.
Music like this makes the eyes water, and takes one's breath away! Thanks for uploading, I must buy a giant box of tissues if I hear more like this!;-)
Amen!
Дуже гарно!
this must be what heaven is like
♥ LOVE ♥ ...because "Like" is completely inadequate!!!
Glorious.
Although, as an American composer, I must say that those Russians have an unfair advantage with their bassi profundi!
Glory to Jesus Christ!
Pretty. I like the basses at the end. In between C and D-flat.
thanks for bringing me here.
Beautifull !
Sounds produced by human vocal chords are unmatched by any instrument. I listened to Vespers soem 30 years ago. I fell in love, learned Russian, got the original Vespers on 78" records by Melodya, recorded it on big tapes. I play it all the time. I stopped listening to instrumens or opera. They sound nothing. The only other sound worth listening is the chirping of birds, especially in India and Africa, in the mornings and evenings. .
"that it should have stopped Lucifer's work on earth...but.." But that is the beauty of God's love! We still have free choice to accept or reject His love. Christ's sacrifice did not make humans automatons programmed to love by His actions. What merit is there in that?! Do you not value more the love of one who chooses to do so, or one who must? As long as men continue to choose to reject God, we will continue to see the effect of those choices.
Everyone??? NO this is not true. There are many that reject God and his salvation and do not make it to heaven. I pray that hearts will turn towards Christ while there is still time. He is coming soon! If Rachmaninoff is in heaven I would love to take some lessons on composition from him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Read the New Testament. In it you will find all the answers! Love, Corinne
The word of God says:
"Search the scriptures..." John 5:39
and:
"These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie , and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him." 1 John 2:26-27
Don't you know the body of the Church came before the books in new Testament?
It was the Church fathers wrote the Bible according the the tradition inherited from the deciphers of Jesus Christ. It is apparent who has the autority to interpret the Bible. If you don't live in communion with the Church founded by Jesus, how possible you can know Bible correctly. For instance, it is impossible for you to know book of Revelation unless you experience of the mystery of the Mass.
Je m'abandonne entre tes mains mon Christ
How do you know you understand the Bible correctly?
Do you know how Bible was written?
Do you know who select those books as parts of Bible?
Why are you hostile the Church founded by Jesus Christ, the God you love?
Does this make sense?
Is this kind of behavior conformed to the inspiration of Holy Spirit?
Beautiful
Every Human Being and Being on this planet should be asked to listen to this from the prison cell to the Vatican. Listen to it and be aware that rebirth while painful is the essence of life in order to continue - it is the evening of such a rebirth. Enjoy this as long as we have the privilege.
The word of God says:
"... received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." Acts 17:11
and:
"And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?" Mark 12:24
Man you said exactly how i felt when i heard this song, Thank you
This is beautiful music. Rachmoninoff really knew his stuff. Sorry, Xtians - being moved by this piece has everything to do with the music and nothing to do with your sky god.
read this.... you know like everyone says teens are the worst people well there not,, im part irish and im religious and i like church yeah i said it i like church.
thanks a lot , God bless you
It's almost like this song came from Heaven above
@PinkCitronnade I have the one from Vespers but the one I have is a bit different, it has a soloist in it and mostly male voices.
This (i assume the Telarc recording=Robert Shaw and the Fesival Singers as a hint for me) is as always with Telarc above average! However you feel like sitting at the back row in a very large auditorium! That will challenge your room and equipement. Nevertheless: The sheer quality of this phonogram! The Choir, and recording tech. Wow! Just so you know i'm refering to the actual phonogram and not this youtube link. Needless to say that that the publisher has taste. Even if this was after the legendary SoundStream era!
Not everyone in that sense, but everyone who initially believed Christianity and then truly was transformed by the God's love
Thank you so much for your comment!
Man only think about today and are not concerned with how the World will be for future generations.
Gosh... beautiful parallel 5ths in the bass.. and that d minor chord in 2:53 is just.......... awesome
Thank you so much for this gorgeous video. 12 years after you posted it, here I am! I just ordered the CD.
The lyrics are derived from the Psalms, the ancient prayer book...
Simply divine!
Csodálatos!
@ELBSeattle I think Rachmoninoff would strongly disagree with you on that, otherwise I'm sure he would have found other lyrics for this song.
If you are truely in love with God. You wouldn't complain.
Ever realize god looks a lot like darwin?
Kind of ironic.
Amin, thank you Lulu, for the beauty from this sacred song!
Most of the truly long lasting talents in all schools of art are of individuals who have a connection with God. Van Gogh was strongly into Him, but his drinking and questionable bi-polar effected him...Escher I think was as well, Mozart too.
We are always learning and will still continue to learn after this life. I am a clairvoyant and I see the Other Side and my loved ones who have passed on being very happy and content there. God loves us all that He provided everything for us after we pass on from this life. He loves atheists, prostitutes, thieves, etc....All He wants us to do is to love one another and love Him with all of our hearts, and by loving one another, we are his disciples, because God is love!!
I am not blinded, but rather have the light of Christ in me. Men that do not follow the word of God, the scriptures. Jesus talks about these men as having a veil over their eyes from Satan so that they cannot see the truth. They do not follow the word of God but rather traditions of man that contradict the word of God. My veil was lifted four years ago when I read the New Testament and decided to FOLLOW God's word! Praise God!
@BloodySerpent You must not have the same one then. I have the CD as well and thats where I got this song from. Just make sure it is Directed by Robert Shaw and youll be good to go!