SMALL COMPLINE. Outside the Great Fast. Adapted for Use for the East Slavic Chant Class Antiochian House of Studies Residency

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1 SMALL COMPLINE Outside the Great Fast Adapted for Use for the East Slavic Chant Class Antiochian House of Studies Residency

2 Priest: Blessed is our God always, now and ever and unto ages of ages R Cantor: Amen Glory to You, our God, Glory to You! L Cantor: O Heavenly King, the comforter, the Spirit of Truth, who are everywhere and fill all things, Treasury of lessings and Giver of Life Come and aide in us, and cleanse from every im-pu-rity, * and save our souls, O Good One! Priest: Святий Боже, Святий Кріпкий, Святий Без-смерт-ний, * по-ми-луй нас! R Cantor: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Im-mor-tal, * have mer-cy on us! Priest: Святий Боже, Святий Кріпкий, Святий Без-смерт-ний, * по-ми-луй нас! L Cantor: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spi-rit * Now and ever and unto ages of a-ges Amen Priest: O Most Holy Trinity have mercy upon us, Lord cleanse us from our sins, Master, pardon our trans-gres-sions! * O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name s sake R Cantor: Lord, have mer-cy * Lord, have mer-cy Priest: Слава Отцу і Сину, і Святому Ду-ху * і нині і присно, і во віки ві-ков Амінь * All: Our Father who art in heaven hallowed e Thy name Thy Kingdom come, Thy will e done on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily read, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us And lead us not into temp-tation, * ut deliver us from e-vil Priest: For Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages L Cantor: Amen twelve times Priest: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spi-rit R Cantor: Now and ever and unto ages of a-ges Amen Priest: Come, let us worship God our King * Come, let us worship and fall down efore Christ, our King and our God * All: Come, let us worship and fall down efore Christ Himself, * our King and our God PSALM 70 Right: Be pleased, Lord, to de-liv-er me; * O Lord make haste to help me! Left: Let those e put to shame and confusion who seek my life! * Let those who desire evil for me e turned ack and rought to dis-hon-or! Right: Let those who say Aha, A-ha! * e turned ack e-cause of their shame Left: Let all who seek You rejoice and e glad in You! * Let those who love Your salvation say evermore: God is great! Right: But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! * You are my help and deliverer; Lord, do not delay Left: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spi-rit * Now and ever and unto ages of a- ges Amen Right: Alleluia, alleluia, alle-lu-ia! * Glory to You, O God! Left: Alleluia, alleluia, alle-lu-ia! * Glory to You, O God! * Both: Alleluia, alleluia, alle-lu-ia! * Glory to You, O God! * Use harmonized tone Page 2

3 GOD IS WITH US Priest: З нами Бог розумійте народи, і поряйтеся бо з нами Бог The choir repeats the aove twice Priest: Hear this, even to the farthest ounds of the earth! * Sumit yourselves, O mighty ones! * If you rise up again in your might, * You will e again overthrown! Priest: The Lord shall destroy all who take counsel together * And the word which you speak shall not aide with you, * For we do not fear your terror * And we are not trouled, * But we will ascrie holiness to the Lord our God, * And Him we will fear! Page 3 of 11

4 Priest: And if I put my trust in Him,* He shall e my sanctification! * I will set my hope on Him * And through Him I shall e saved, * Lo, I and the children whom God has given me! Priest: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light! * Those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined! * For to us a Child is orn, * To us a Son is given! * And the government shall e upon his shoulder, * And of His peace there will e no end! * And His name shall e called the Great Council of the angels; * Wonderful; Counselor; * The Mighty God, the Everlasting Father; * The Prince of Peace; * The Father of the world to come! Priest: Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, * Now and ever and unto ages of ages Amen Page 4 of 11

5 Priest: З нами Бог розумійте народи, і поряйтеся бо з нами Бог Page 5 of 11

6 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tone 8 Œ ««««««w «w «Compline Troparia The day is past, I thank You, O Lord! Grant, I pray, that this evening w and this night I may not fall in _ - to ˆ ˆ_ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ w Glo - ry to the Fath - er and to the sin, Son and and to save the me, O Ho - ly Œ ẇ«w The day is past, I sing prais-es to You, O Mast - er! Sav Spir - ior! - it Grant, I pray, that this evening w and this night I may e with - out guile, and save ˆ ˆ ˆ w_ˆ w Now and ev - er and un - to a Œ w The day is past, I hymn You, O - Ho - ges ly of One! a - ges me, O A Sav - ior! -men Grant, I pray, that this evening w andthis night I may not e as- sailed y temp- ta - tion and save Set y Sloan Rolando, 2003 Text: Holy Myrrhearers Monastery me, O Sav - ior!

7 TONE 6 R Cantor: The odiless powers of cheruim glorify You * with never-ending hymns, * and the sixwinged seraphim greatly magnify You * All the host of angels praise You with thrice-holy hymns * For You are Father efore all worlds, * with Your Son, also from everlasting, * and the Spirit of Life, co-equal in honor, // manifesting the undivided Trinity L Cantor: Most holy Virgin Theotokos * and eyewitness apostles and servants of the Word, * with the whole company of martyrs and prophets * who have attained eternal life: * Pray fervently for us all, for we are in great distress, * that eing delivered from the snares of the evil one, * we may proclaim the Angelic Hymn: * Holy, Holy, Holy, Thrice-Holy Lord, // have mercy on us and save us! Amen THE CREED R Cantor: I elieve in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visile and invisile And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-egotten, egotten of the Father efore all ages Light of Light; true God of true God; egotten, not made; of one essence with the Father, y Whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and ecame man And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was uried And the third day He rose, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spoke y the prophets In one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church I acknowledge one aptism for the remission of sins I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come Amen Page 7

8 Menaion: 1 Septemer CHURCH NEW YEAR (INDICTION) Troparion - Tone 2 Soprano Alto Russian Imperial Court Chant arr from L vov/bakhmetev Tenor Bass O Cre - a - tor of the U - ni - verse, You appointed w w times y Your own pow - er; w w w w less the crown of this year w with Your good - ness, O Lord w Preserve in safety Your rulers w and Your cit - ies: w and through the intercessions of the w The - o - to - kos, save us! w w 2002 Orthodox Church in America Permission is granted to duplicate for liturgical use only All other rights reserved

9 Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spir - it, w now and ever and unto ages of a - ges A - men w

10 Soprano Alto CHURCH NEW YEAR (INDICTION) Kontakion - Tone 4 Menaion: 1 Septemer Russian Imperial Court Chant arr from L vov/bakhmetev Tenor Bass O Creator and Master of time and the a - ges, Triune and Merciful God of all: grant lessings for the course of this year, and in Your oundless mercy save those who worship You and cry out in fear: O Savior, grant lessings w to all man - kind! w w 2002 Orthodox Church in America Permission is granted to duplicate for liturgical use only All other rights reserved

11 To the Theotokos R Cantor: All-pure and incorruptile Virgin Bride of God and our Sovereign Lady: you made the Word of God one with mankind y gloriously giving irth to your Son and joining our fallen nature to His divine nature; you are the hope of the despairing and the support of those in distress, the swift defender of those who turn to you and the refuge of all Christians: L Cantor: Do not turn from me, an unclean sinner, who have destroyed myself with unworthy thoughts, words and deeds, and have een enslaved y forgetfulness to the carnal passions of life; ut have compassion on me, Theotokos, and accept the prayer of a sinner and prodigal, offered from unclean lips R Cantor: Exercise your oldness as a Mother and pray to your Son, our Lord and Master, that He will make known to me also His compassionate goodness, and overlooking my countless sins, will turn me to repentance and make me fervent in doing His commandments L Cantor: Be with me always in your grace and loving mercy, for you are the fervent helper who turn away the assaults of enemies and guide men towards salvation, caring for my unworthy soul at the hour of death, and driving from it the darkness of evil spirits R Cantor: In the Day of Judgment free me from eternal torment, and show me to e an heir of the divine glory of your Son and our God L Cantor: Grant this, Lady Theotokos, y your prayers and intercessions, through the mercy and loving-kindness of your Only-egotten Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to Whom are due all glory, honor and worship, with the Father Who is eternal and His all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages Amen Evening Prayer to Christ Priest: And grant rest, Master, to our souls and odies as we sleep; preserve us from the gloomy slumer of sin and from the dark passions of the night Calm the impulses of carnal desires; quench the fiery darts of the evil one which are craftily directed against us Still the reellions of the flesh and put far from us all anxiety and worldly cares Grant us, O God, a watchful mind, pure thoughts, a soer heart, and a quiet rest free from every vision of the devil Raise us up again at the hour of prayer, strengthened in Your precepts and holding within us steadfastly the thought of Your commandments Grant that we may sing praises to You through the night, and that we may hymn, less and glorify Your all-honorale and majestic name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages Amen To the Theotokos Exceedingly glorious and ever-virgin Theotokos: ring our petitions efore your Son and our God, and implore Him that through you He will save our souls Amen To the Trinity Father, my hope; Son, my refuge; Holy Spirit, my protection: Holy Trinity: Glory to You! Page 11 of 13

12 Priest: Glory to You, O Christ our God and our Hope, glory to You Glo - ry to the Fa - ther, and to the Son, and to the - ly Spi - rit, Glo - ry to the Fa - ther, and to the Son, and to the the Ho Ho - ly Spi - rit, Glo - ry to the Fa - ther, and to the Son, and to Ho - ly Spi - rit, w now and e - ver and un - to a - ges of a - ges A - men w now and e - ver and un - to a - ges of a - ges A - men w now and e - ver and un - to a - ges of a - ges A - men Lord, have mer - cy Lord, have mer - cy Lord, have mer - cy Lord, have mer - cy Lord, have mer - cy Lord, have mer - cy Lord, have mer - cy Lord, have mer - cy Lord, Ĵ«j w Fa - ther less w Fa - ther, less J w Fa - ther less have mer - cy Page 12

13 j Priest: May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-immaculate Mother, of our venerale and Godearing Fathers, and of all the Saints, have mercy on us and save us, for He is good and loves mankind w A - men w A - men w A - men All Kneel Priest: Bless me, holy (masters), fathers and rethren, and pardon me, a sinner, all wherein I have sinned this day, in deed, in word, in thought, and in all my senses All: May God pardon and have mercy on you, holy father Bless me, holy father, and pardon me all wherein I have sinned this day, in deed, in word, in thought, and in all my senses Priest: May God, through His grace, pardon and have mercy on us all LITANY Priest: Let us pray for the Holy Synod of Bishops, for our Metropolitan Joseph, our God-loving ishop Thomas, for the honorale priesthood, the diaconate in Christ, and for all the clergy and people w Lord, have mer - cy w Lord, have mer - cy w Lord, have mer - cy Priest: For the president of this country, and for all in civil authority, and for this state and countryside J w Lord, have mer - cy w Lord, have mer - cy w Lord, have mer - cy Page 13

14 Priest: For those serving in the armed forces of this country Priest: For those who hate us and those who love us Priest: For those who are kind to us and those who serve us Priest: For those who have asked us to pray for them, unworthy though we e Priest: For those held captive or in prison Priest: For those who travel y land, y sea, and y air, and for their salvation Priest: For all who suffer from sickness and infirmity Priest: For all in need of guidance and strength from the Lord, and those who are weary in well-doing, in need of refreshment Priest: Let us pray also for seasonale weather and for an aundance of the fruits of the earth Priest: For Orthodox ishops, priests and deacons who have fallen asleep in the Lord Priest: For our parents, family, and friends, and for all Orthodox elievers departed this life efore us, who here and in all the world lie asleep in the Lord Priest: Let us say also for ourselves: Ĵ«j Ĵ«j Ĵ«j w Lord have mer - cy Lord have mer - cy Lord have mer - cy J J w w Lord have mer - cy Lord have mer - cy Lord have mer - cy J J J w Lord have mer - cy Lord have mer - cy Priest: Through the prayers of our holy fathers(masters), O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us Ĵ«j w A -men w w A - men J w A -men Page 14 Lord have mer - cy

15 ABOUT THIS SERVICE This service has een used at the Antiochian House of Studies, School of Orthodox Theology as first and foremost and opportunity to praise God using the est practices for Christian music It serves oth an exemplar of East Slavic liturgical practices and its music; it is not only worship, ut also a didactic tool for showing how worship can e eautiful, compelling, and easy to join The music has een selected to represent music from oth the Galician and St Petersurg traditions Also in the execution, students are given the opportunity to sing two of the evening hymns using the tone 6 samohlas or stikhiron melody from one of four traditions: Carpatho-Rusyn Prostopinije, Russian, Ukrainian and Byelorusyn Oikhod, Ukrainian Galician Samojilka, or Kievan chant The arrange and liturgical execution represents a comination of Ukrainian, Russian, and Carpatho-Rusyn practices The following is reakdown of some the practices and music: Trisagion Prayers: The execution is done in the Carpatho-Rusyn style in which priest and cantor alternate etween sections Also, Slavonic texts for the Holy God and Trinitarian doxology have een added using Rusyn and/or Ukrainian pronunciation The plain chant melody is a common Galician chanting tone The psalm is sung with the same melody When all singings join, in order to highlight that piece, the music is sung in parallel thirds The tradition of congregants chanting along with cantors on such prayers and psalmody is part of all East Slavic traditions ut seems to have disappeared in all ut the Carpatho-Rusyn tradition The one exception to this is the chanting of kathismata during the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, which is done y choirs in the Russian, Byelorusyn, and Ukrainian traditions During the singing of the Psalm, it is arrange in alternating choirs God Is With Us: The melody is one of three Galician Ukrainian Melodies that share a common last measure Typical in the Ukrainian tradition, the verses from Isaiah sung y the presiding priest As such, the modern Ukrainian text has een added As this is small compline, only the refrain for God is with us is repeated etween verses In the Galician tradition, the whole of Z Nami Boh is sung each time y alternating etween the three or two melodies when done on the eve of the feasts of Nativity and Theophany when Great Compline comined with matins as a vigil service The Evening Troparia: In many modern parishes, these verses are sung prostoye or plain chanted However, they are supposed to e sung in tone 8 and 6 as indicated In the case of the tone 8, this is done using Galician tone 8 It is a three part arrangement such that a small group or schola cantorum would sing This three part setting would allow it e done y three women, three men or possile to women and a man singing tenor or ass It has also een sung with the priest singing just the melody and the singers joining on each verse at the point, And save me, O Savior The tone 6 hymns are assigned to a single cantor who would sing it in the tone six of his or her choosing Troparia: These are set in the Oikhod chant system Dismissal: The dismissal uses the traditional Galician style that used only at non-divine liturgy services The final litany is also a Galician setting Fr Silouan Sloan Rolando Feast of the Indiction of the New Year, Septemer 1, 2016 NB Excluding the troparia, which are put out y the Orthodox Church of America, all arrangements are y Fr Silouan The text of the service is adapted from the horologian of Holy Myrrhearers Monastery in Otsego, New York Page 15