Music for Nov 14: St Josaphat (Bishop & Martyr)

OrganistfromOntario

I was thinking, since St Josaphat laboured for the reunion of the Greek church with Rome, that we might sing something from the Eastern tradition at that Mass. Thoughts/suggestions? Any hymns about St Josaphat? There are always the Office hymn texts we could use, but thought I’d explore the Eastern idea.

Our choir that day will likely only be SAB, but I may be able to rope in a tenor. We will sing all the proper chants as well.

GerardH

Slavonic Sub Tuum
I'm sure I've seen a Ukrainian/Slavonic Sanctus somewhere too, but I'd have to go digging.

GerardH

Found what I was looking for, but it's Czech (style), not Ukrainian. I believe this is the one @Hugh was talking about in this ancient conversation, but all his links are long-dead.

OrganistfromOntario

Thanks for the suggestion!

Roborgelmeister

This text might serve.
https://hymnary.org/text/come_with_your_praises_a_sacrifice_meet
These three tunes present themselves as suitable:
TRISAGION (Smart); O QUANTA QUALIA; QUEDLINBURG

Roborgelmeister

Another possibility: https://hymnary.org/text/let_the_saints_new_anthems_raise

Depending on the time of day, a suitable slight alteration would be

Let the saints new anthems raise:
GREET THE DAY with gladness

Tune assignment:
GAUDEAMUS PARITER

Roborgelmeister

Some of the music from the Pentecostarion, Sunday of All Saints, as found on the Orthodox Church of America could be of interest.
https://www.oca.org/liturgics/music-downloads/pentecostarion

GerardH

There are also Tchaikovsky's several settings of the Cherubic Hymn

Felicia

Speaking of the Cherubic Hymn, there's the Cherybic Hymn #7 by Dmitri Bortniansky. There are English language versions as well as the Slavonic. I've sung both. I think the English version was arranged by N. Lindsay Norden, but I can't recall who the publisher was.

Here's a link to a recording sung in Slavonic, with beautiful visuals:

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=1c2cd5bb0b93bb44&udm=7&q=Cherubic+Hymn+#7&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqgt2E_a2QAxUtlWoFHZHBLJUQ8ccDKAR6BAgZEAY&biw=1056&bih=586&dpr=1.82#fpstate=ive&ip=1&vld=cid:0771ee81,vid:ZA3CYQEidCU,st:0

CHGiffen

The Cherubic Hymn No. 7 by Bortniansky is available in several editions (including a Latin contrafactum) at CPDL.

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