THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. Selected hymns. Part 2

THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
Selected hymns. Part 2
Hierodeacon German (Ryabtsev)
Epiphany (the Baptism of the Lord) is one of the Twelve Great feasts of the Russian Orthodox Church. On that day Christ came to John the Baptist, who was preaching on the Jordan River, to be baptized by him. The moment Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens opened and John saw the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove descending on Jesus. There was a voice of God the Father, saying: «This is my beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased ». Thus John the Baptist realized Jesus was the due Messiah, the Son of God.
At Matins:
1. «God is the Lord…» (tone one****) 0:00
Troparion for the feast «When Thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan…» (tone one**)
2. «Praise ye the name of the Lord…***» 03:58
3. The Exaltation** 09:58
4. Sessional Hymn «Come, o ye faithful, and let us see where Christ was baptized…» 10:51
5. «From my youth…» (tone four***/****) 11:33
6. The Gospel reading (tone four**/****) 12:27
Canon tone 2*/** (katavasias tone 1 Melody of the Laura of the Holy Trinity and St.Sergius ison singing)
7. Ode 1 15:51
8. Ipakoi tone five***** 21:05
9. Ode 6 22:04
10. Kontakion «Today Thou hast appeared to the universe…» (tone 4**) 27:41
Ikos «In heathen Galilee…»
11. Ode 9 30:04
12. «Let all that breathes praise the Lord…» (tone 1****) 40:55
13. «Stanza for the Praises Light of Light…» (tone 1*****) 43:55
14. «By the waters of the Jordan…» (tone six**) 44:26
* Znamenny chant
** Znamenny chant, ison singing
*** Valaam chant
**** Valaam chant, ison singing
***** Lesser Znamenny chant, ison singing