Life-Giving Wood

Life-Giving Wood

The Elevation of the Cross, celebrated on September 14th, commemorates the fourth-century discovery of the miracle-working Cross of Christ by Saint Helen, the mother of the Emperor Constantine. It also commemorates the recovery of the Cross from the Persians by the emperor Heraclius in the seventh century. At that time, it was “elevated” in the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem, which Saint Helen had built in its honor. To this day, bishops and priests in the Orthodox Church raise up the Cross on the feast day as the faithful continually chant “Lord have mercy” (Track 19). The Cross is raised as our symbol of victory over death, strength and healing for the faithful, and our reminder that we find eternal life through self-denial in this life.

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Overview

Price: $18.00
Tracks: 28
Group: St. Lawrence Orthodox Chorale (list of singers)
Conductors: Alice Hughes and Anne Schoepp

Song Name Composer/Chant Time
1. The Cross is raised on high 5:11
2. Litya: The tree of true life Bulgarian Tone 1, Alice Hughes 2:42
3. Aposticha: Hail, O Life-bearing Cross Pattern Melody, David Anderson 4:51
4. God is the Lord & O Lord, save Your people Russo-Greek Tone 1 3:03
5. Sessional: We bow low Chant of New Skete 2:33
6. Sessional: No sooner was the wood Kievan Tone 6 0:50
7. Magnification: We magnify You, O Christ Russian Common Chant, Bakmetev 1:31
8. Sessional: In times past Special Melody “That which was commanded,” Anne Schoepp 1:49
9. Prokeimenon: All the ends of the earth Znamenny Tone 4 0:57
10. Festal Refrains and Sticheron: O Cross of Christ Kievan Tone 6 1:34
11. Canon Ode 1: Inscribing the invincible weapon
Canon Ode 3: The rod of Aaron		 Kievan Tone 8 4:42
12. Sessional: In paradise of old Special Melody 1:47
13. Canon Irmos 4: O Lord, I have heard the mystery
Canon Irmos 5: O thrice-blessed tree
Canon Irmos 6: Jonah stretched out his hands		 Kievan Tone 8 1:15
14. Kontakion: Lifted up of Your own will
Oikos: Paul, who was caught up		 Byzantine Tone 4, arr. Schoepp
Byzantine Tone 4, John Smith		 1:58
15. Canon Irmos 7: The senseless decree
Canon Irmos 8: O young men
Canon Refrain & Irmos 9: You are a mystical paradise		 Kievan Tone 8 2:20
16. First Exapostilarion: The Cross is the guardian Putevoi Chant, arr. Johann von Gardner 1:49
17. Second Exapostilarion: Today the Cross is exalted Special Melody “You who adorn the heavens with stars,” Anne Schoepp 1:09
18. Stichera at the Praises: O most strange wonder Pattern Melody 4:29
19. Elevation of the Cross: Lord, have mercy Grigory Lvovsky 2:03
20. Before Your Cross Common Chant, Bakmetev 1:50
21. Stichera for the Veneration: Come, ye faithful Special Melody, set by Stephan Meholick 2:43
22. First Antiphon: O God, my God, attend to me Znamenny Chant 1:42
23. Second Antiphon: O God, why have You cast us off? Znamenny Chant 1:39
24. Troparion: O Lord, Save Your People Byzantine Tone 1, Anne Schoepp 1:47
25. Before Your Cross Byzantine Tone 1, arr. V. Rev. James Meena 1:58
26. Megalynarion: You are a mystical paradise Greek, arr. Karam 1:10
27. Koinonikon: The Light of Your Countenance Anne Schoepp 2:35
28. Koinonikon for Friday: God is Our King Vladimir Morosan 1:32