ATTEND, O HEAVEN - Hierodeacon German (Ryabtsev)

ATTEND, O HEAVEN
Penitential verses for eight tones znamenny chant of the 17th century
Hierodeacon German (Ryabtsev)
They are performed by 8 voices in Znamenny chant of the 17th century in a traditionally strict church style and help the listener to understand how one can become conscious of his unworthiness before the Creator and of the necessity to beseech His almighty help in Christian life and in monastic life in particular.
1. Bell-ringing and Irmos (tone six) 0:00
2. The Kontakion of the Great Penitential Canon of St.Andrew of Crete (tone six) 1:10
3. Come, all ye Russian hosts (tone one) 3:55
4. I have come to this world naked as a child (tone five) 7:38
5. As the Prodigal I have wasted the riches (tone four) 11:16
6. St.Simeon said… (tone two) 16:39
7. When Christ was born (tone eight) 20:53
8. I am going to a strange country (tone six) 27:29
9. If my soul knew the vanity of this world (tone seven) 29:42
10. Come, all ye people (tone three) 34:05
11. My beloved brethren (tone six) 38:35
12. Let us cleanse ourselves, brethren, from any carnal impurity (tone six) 44:23
13. Who taught you this evil, my brother… (tone six) 46:45
14. The prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled (tone seven) 49:16
15. Weep like Peter (tone five) 53:27
16. Take me, O desert, like a mother takes her child (tone eight) 55:35