For God Is With Us | Appalachian Style (fixed echo)

[@benharris7913]

I'm listening in the Appalachian foothills of South Carolina. I was born and bred in deep Appalachia, and now I am only five days from my first confession in the Orthodox Church. Glory to God.

[@downinthecypressswamp2234]

Awesome. I’m near you. I’m in the foothills of SC too. Raised Baptist now Orthodox. What parish do you go to?

[@benharris7913]

@@downinthecypressswamp2234 Christ the Saviour.

[@whosestone]

Lord Have mercy 🙏

[@pinetreeriots]

Welcome, brother!

[@tedsharpe3010]

I'm in Columbia!

[@FatherJamesHamrick]

As an Orthodox priest convert from many generations of Scots-Irish families from West Virginia and the mountains of southwestern Virginia, this moves me to the very core of my soul!! To hear the sounds of something so originally and authentically American as the setting for the ancient and true worship of God that I spent a half of a lifetime seeking is beyond words! It is certainly an expression of true American Orthodoxy! God bless you for sharing the arrangement!

[@benharris7913]

Father, our folks may have be neighbors! I've got family buried in a stretch between McDowell County, WV and Carrol County, VA. It's good to see people from back home being Orthodox.

[@markpalmer9280]

If you ever visit LA, Saint Sophia is spectacular.

[@jeffreyhoward6319]

I grew up in West Virginia (Charleston area), and it was a deep interest in Celtic Christianity that led me to Orthodoxy.

[@curiousing]

Father, I came to visit you one Sunday from Harpers Ferry. Heard about your oil furnace. I hope all has been repaired. God bless you and your people!

[@swarthyimmigrant9678]

All you did was go home. According to legend Saint Rule, also often called Saint Regulus, was a Greek bishop who in 345 fled from Greece to Scotland with some of the bones of Saint Andrew and, on arrival in 347, built a church to venerate St Andrew that later became the focus of what is now the town of St Andrews.

[@KnoxEmDown]

I look forward to one day hearing an entire Divine Liturgy done in this style. Reverent, AND American. Indeed, such a thing is possible!

[@slapwing]

I wouldn't mind listening to a Liturgy in the same style here in Eastern Siberia. For God is truly with us and Christ is in our midst. 😊

[@KnoxEmDown]

@@slapwing One day I would like to pilgrimage across the world and hear all sorts of wonderful Divine Liturgies. What places would you recommend going to in your lands?

[@megleyd]

Glory to Witness the birth of American Orthodoxy

[@JinSage]

I am an Orthodox Christian living in Southern Appalachia. I believe this is the perfect combination of American culture and the True Faith.

[@larry6419]

Orthodoxy + Appalachia = 5/5. More please! Greetings from Europe!

[@milosmilicevic8583]

Listening in Serbia! Christ is risen brothers!

[@hjc1402]

He is risen indeed!

[@eliseereclus3475]

he never existed.

[@justinw947]

Truly he is risen 🙏

[@ippomakunouchi6411]

ВАИСТИНУ Милоше,ваистину воскресе!

[@E.OrthodoxMHNIN]

carful, little girl you might cut yourself on all that edginess and you wouldn’t want to get any blood on your fedora. 🥱

[@blakelindsey8211]

An expression of our American soul and voice in the timeless words of Orthodox prayer. May we see more of this in the future.

[@JonathanPageau]

This is amazing.

[@curiousing]

Oh my gosh, Ortho-celebrity Jonathan Pageau listened to this! lol

[@justinw947]

Wow only one other reply. Hello Jonathan, God bless you sir

[@hojotump5105]

I learned about Orthodox Christianity years ago through you Mr. Pageau! Your teachings on symbolism were a gateway of understanding for me. I have a deep connection to the Appalachian sound and this song is so authentically beautiful and culturally important to me.

[@johncharleson8733]

This is both a wonder and something of a dream fulfilled. I have often thought the 'bluegrass' style of music would lend itself beautifully to Eastern Christian liturgical music----now it's here.

[@microcolonel]

If Appalachia had the first proper geographic Orthodox jurisdiction in America, that would not surprise me.

[@Mary11113]

A sinful convert from the south.. this touched my soul all the way to the core. I don’t know which is better, the way this sounds, or knowing that English chants can sound this good with an Appalachian style (which means more Americansare coming to the one true church 🥹☦️🙏🏻

[@PheonixRise173]

Very fitting that you point out how Americans are coming to the One True Church, considering that this is a chant about the nations submitting themselves to Christ. :)🙏☦

[@eliseereclus3475]

Deluded. Not sinful.

[@erstanden3637]

As a Virginian from Appalachia, to have sojourned from home so far to the west, to have been received into the Shephard's flock only this November. This song is a thing of beauty. Glory to the one True, Triune God, and his most holy Church. From a Virginian Antiochian

[@alanajuliana]

More please. Orthodox Kentuckian teansplanted to Colorado...this is my soul music.

[@swagginfarmer]

I'm from southeastern Kentucky and one reason I came to the Lord was struggling with the beauty of the land. In such a beautiful world how can we not have such a beautiful and loving creator. God is with us.

[@lc97333]

Living in semi-rural PNW is what took me away from Gnosticism. All the blessings my brother in Christ.

[@draganbabic3139]

In upcoming turmoil orthodox West Virginia will be safe, for God is with us!!! Greetings from an orthodox Serb from Bosnia!

[@curiousing]

I'm from Appalachia. I was chrismated in the Orthodox Church in January 2023. I was in the Western Rite for about 9 months, and I've been in the Eastern Rite for the past 2 years. I've never heard an Orthodox chant that touched me so deeply as this one. It speaks to the deepest parts of my mountain-soul. I desperately want chanters in the Orthodox Church in America to break out of the European traditions that brought the Church to this land so they can finally ROOT the Church in this land. From the very beginning, Orthodoxy has been wise to always encourage local people to absorb the faith into the forms and expressions they consider their own. Why hasn't that happened in over 200 years of Orthodoxy in America? It's time to make it happen. Does anybody know if St. John of the Ladder in Greenville does ALL of their chant in Appalachian style? If they do, I'm willing to move there.

[@KnoxEmDown]

It happened in Alaska amongst the native Orthodox from the 18th century onwards; Several native languages have had their own translations of the Divine Services for centuries. 20th century Orthodox immigrants to the USA and other American nations, by contrast, very much clung to their old culture rather than baptizing the culture around them to Orthodoxy. The likely reason for this difference is found in that the evangelization of Alaska was a deliberate endeavor by the Russian Orthodox Church with the Tsar's backing, while 20th century Orthodox immigration happened in fits and starts with no real plan of mass evangelization; Rather, communities of orthodox immigrants begged their mother churches back home to bring priests to the New World. The mother churches obliged their faithful, and the initial attempts to make a unified American hierarchy - which continued up 'till the 1930s - ended in failure for varying reasons (ecclesiological disputes, the bolshevik revolution upending the Orthodox world, and moral failings of an archbishop who was supposed to lead an English-speaking autocephalous church sponsored by the Metropolia). A functioning, canonical Orthodox Church in America would not come into existence until 1970, 4 whole decades later. There are other reasons (such as the sheer population size of 20th century America in comparison to 18th century America), but the differing levels of organizational planning is a big one. Now in the 21st century, things have changed, and continue to change for better and for worse. Lord have mercy!

[@HeatherChristineDavis]

Hi! Not all of our chant is in Appalachia style yet. The Orthodox don't change fast. :) We did sing the Theophany hymn this past week in "Appalachian" though!

[@RightGlory]

Lord willing, this year there will be a Concert featuring some Appalachian style compositions along some other originals.

[@jasonvanboom]

@@HeatherChristineDavis Would like to hear a recording of that

[@HeatherChristineDavis]

@@jasonvanboom Sadly, I don't know that a recording exists

[@jennytr5056]

Are there more examples of this appalachian-style chant? I want so much to hear more. This fills my heart.

[@royalbirb275]

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[@calvinduke4810]

Christ is Lord ☦️✝️all my love brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus hello from Alabama

[@stefanoprivetto6744]

I just stumbled across this, and I'm just blown away. Wonderful.

[@a2zz-gk197]

Still to this day arguably the most beautiful chant I’ve ever heard

[@eliseereclus3475]

You haven't heard much.

[@Louisianabayou]

Hello and Glory to Jesus Christ, I was baptised on last Saturday and for the days leading up to it I listened to this a lot. I thank you for this absolutely beautiful work and the role it played in my life, leading up to my Baptism.

[@eliseereclus3475]

god does not exist.

[@Louisianabayou]

@@eliseereclus3475 What is your reasoning, out of intrest?

[@MrRymanb]

As a Catholic Convert who was born and raised in Appalachia this is beautiful

[@Nightbird1914]

Same for me

[@kingoflebanon1986]

convert a little harder and become orthodox , that way you don't have to deal with pope francis and his embarrasing doctrines

[@speedysteve9121]

Saint Herman of Alaska church sings a few of these Appalachian melodies. Spine tingling. And the Holy Cross Monastery in WV also sing Tonus Americanus.

[@sanja5580]

I've never heard more better orthodox chant given to God. We are orthodox Serbians. I tell you you are better than our choir in my Church. Unfortunately our choir sings like worldly choir and not like monastic choirs, meaning it doesn't sound Orthodox or Church like and it really sadness me. I miss liturgy in church slavonic, now liturgy is on modern Serbian and I don't like that. Church slavonic is ancient language, angelic, authentic and something special. Listening to your chant It warmed my heart as I feel that authentic American brothers chanting to Glory of God and its beautiful my sisters and brothers. ☦️💖

[@macbethfangrl993]

Wish this was on Spotify!

[@herpderp3426]

The more I have sought Christ, the more I have been drawn to orthodoxy. And I'm terrified for it. I don't know how to bring my family with me on this. Prayers and advice are welcome for/from new or recent converts

[@fiddlemanextrordinaire]

The Orthodox Church is so cool and my son brought me into it after trying to drag him to church for a long time - go figure! Maybe show them some brothers like Fr. Turbo Qualls, Fr. Spyridon Bailey, Jay Dyer, etc. depending on what their disposition is. God bless!

[@Ettoredipugnar]

I won’t see the day, I’m 73 years old . But I do believe in 20 years this music is form of music will be sung in the Orthodox churches in America . We sing the Appalachian “ Christ is Risen “ in our parish , but when the people are venerating the cross after liturgy. One day it’ll be sung after the doors are Opened at Pasca

[@sandymiller870]

This pierces my soul. So very beautiful.

[@tonysabell7737]

Orthodoxy returns to the Scots/Irish? Who would've thought? And so beautifully sung: high and lonesome marries ancient Christian chants making a beautiful sound!

[@eliseereclus3475]

"returns" ? Orthodoxy never was Scot or Irish. And god does not exist.

[@Antonius1102]

Where is this church I am in absolute tears

[@whoogyboogy3966]

Need more of this for sure, blending the two styles is something I didn’t know I needed!

[@michaelman957]

I'm Catholic, and I love our Orthodox brothers and sisters. This music glorifies God!

[@sprret]

A beautiful melding if ancient and Appalachian traditions. Greetings from a brother in faith from South Africa.

[@AULIGAofBLEED]

So powerful. I am blessed listening to this. Draws me to worship Christ . Thank you. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit to the ages of ages!

[@eliseereclus3475]

they do not exist.

[@gr8oone007]

In my heart I have always thought, that this how we were intended to gather together in praise and worship.

[@WeAreBullets]

we've only just begun. clearly our Saints are praying for North America. this is so beautiful

[@jamesgilreath7627]

Id love to see this spread in America as the norm in Orthodox churches.

[@highoctanehummus6564]

My dad is Palestinian/lebanese and my mom is from North Carolina of Irish heritage. This makes my heart glad. A beautiful representation of our faith and heritage ❤️🙏🏼☦️

[@MAXIMUSLOK]

Χριστός Ανέστη hi from Greece Christ is risen Hi from Greece

[@ReidHenderson]

As someone who loves orthodoxy and was born Protestant in Prosoerity South Carolina this makes my heart so happy. So beautiful

[@Bankable2790]

Greetings from Chapin!

[@Bankable2790]

Come to Holy Apostles Orthodox Church in West Columbia! -Elliott

[@ReidHenderson]

@@Bankable2790 wow good to see locals on here. Blessing and love to you! 🙏✝️

[@ReidHenderson]

@@Bankable2790 I really really want to visit one of the Orthodox churches in my area. But it's still a bit of a ride for me to come. And unfortunately while my wife definitely loves Jesus like I do she has gotten her mind set on going to this silly Evangelical worship mega church in Bush River I do not like at all. I'm someone of an introvert. And that atmosphere is not what I like to experience. I'm just happy she loves the Lord but I've tried explaining Orthodoxy to her and the error of the ways of Protestantism that I see in a loving calm way. It's not all bad but I feel like in my heart Orthodoxy is the most true way to worship. Not with some rock band on stage and a preacher that preaches from a far away location to his congregation. I'm slowly trying to convince her of how beautiful Orthodoxy is. And how just because it's traditional doesn't make it old and dry. That's one thing that bothered me growing up southern Baptist. It was always so dry and bland and made me stray from Christianity for some time. But seeing how the the Orthodox Church serves it's people spiritually on so many levels Protestantism cant truly makes me want to dive into it. Protestantism isnt all bad though just as Orthodoxy isn't always then most magnificent but it's the closest thing I've seen to true communion with God. All denominations have room to grow and improve. I'll keep slowly picking away at her until I convince her even if I have to visit on my own at some point to show her that I'm serious about it. The church she goes to did bring her back to Christ but I feel like it is just a business and I think she would feel so much more fulfilled to be in a true community of righteous worship that has such a long history of traditional worship and community and servitude twords the Lord our God

[@Bankable2790]

@ReidHenderson Come and join any time! It’s always a process to bring your family into the church. Many people are in your exact shoes. Honestly most people’s spouses do come around.

[@justinw947]

Ohio says hi, my hillybilly family roots are quaking in worship and fear. God bless 🙌

[@RosaryWarrior15-bf2nc]

I'm a Inquirer at Saint John of The Ladder!

[@pigtools]

The version with the distorted Echo is still beautiful to

[@pamelawilson500]

More please!❤

[@Gesu_Re_dei_re]

Thanks for posting. Beautiful. All glory to God❤

[@justforever96]

Please keep doing this stuff. I thought there was only one recording in this style, thrilled to see there is more. Not sure if this is inspired by that or the other way around, but we need more of this.

[@RightGlory]

My understanding is this was inspired by two seminary students from a few years back.

[@KnjazNazrath]

What's the other recording?

[@curiousing]

Yeah, where do you see more? We want more!

[@carolepylant1015]

How deeply touched I am while listening to this sacred music. Thank you for sharing....

[@dana5757]

Христос Воскресе! Воистину Воскресе Христос! Господи, молю Тебя, Прости меня за грехи!

[@RaijinTheThunder]

A sonic embodiment of the Good, the True and the Beautiful. Thank you for this

[@crfogal67]

🙏🕯☦️❤️ Glory to God! Amen. Beautiful.

[@eliseereclus3475]

glory to a delusion.

[@crfogal67]

@@eliseereclus3475 "Everywhere present and fills all things!" ☦️🕯

[@kleifman]

i was looking for this version, thanks alot

[@attkdriver]

Hearing this brought tears to my eyes. I wish I could hear it in person.

[@EpiphanyMindChange]

I love the scenes in the background

[@ruthiepeterson5770]

The singing is beautiful ❤️

[@coleblattner8281]

As a Lutheran, I have a deep respect for Orthodoxy, even though I have significant theological objections to it, and this is undeniably beautiful, and I commend you all for keeping tradition and also adapting to the culture where it is appropriate and beneficial.

[@jeffreyhoward6319]

Perhaps your objections toward Orthodoxy are misunderstandings as is often the case when the western mind tries to grasp eastern theology.

[@coleblattner8281]

@@jeffreyhoward6319 what are some misunderstandings that westerners typically have

[@jeffreyhoward6319]

@@coleblattner8281 Orthodoxy more often leaves a lot to mystery and tends to be more embracing of paradox. And our doctrines and dogmas are steeped in this attitude and experience.

[@coleblattner8281]

Lutherans leave doctrines up to mystery where scripture doesn’t give us an answer

[@coleblattner8281]

@@jeffreyhoward6319 Lutherans also leave some things to mystery, and we are also open to paradox, we just believe in scripture as our only infallible authority.

[@davidrichards2683]

At 2:06 the chanter sings, "Angel of the Great Council." But the words on screen say "The Angel of Great Council." The LXX (Isaiah 9:6) definitely says "The Angel of Great Counsel." "The Angel" and "Counsel," not "Council." Did the chanter merely sing it incorrectly?

[@wayupduk]

Can't imagine how beautiful this was to hear in person

[@AuroraPolkka]

Love from South Carolina !! Proud to be orthodox !!

[@juliusbakker4415]

i wish ther was more in this style. mabby a entyere liturgy.Espeshely the psalms would sound beutfull in this style. It reminds me of the style they use is holy trinty monastary in Buchhagen Germany.

[@stephenwinters3032]

Holy smokes! Who knew?

[@SandraIthier-gj7cw]

Good, it didn't loose the spiritual potency of the originals meaning the other russian,greek,english(England) versions.Thanks for sharing,God bless you & inspire you to translate other soul-stirring hymns & keeping the power where necessary. I like this version where the words can be understood to accompany our prayers.👍✝️🛐🕯️🕊️

[@HermitDio]

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

[@Teutonic__Knight]

I wish there was more Gothic architecture in churches again! I miss that. (There are a few Gothic Orthodox cathedrals in Europe)

[@JoshuaCookLibertyIsRising]

Thanks Daniel! Welcome home ☦️

[@johnnyreb6376]

*stunning light*

[@FrJohnBrownSJ]

Bi-ritual (Roman and Byzantine) Catholic priest in Louisiana. This is gorgeous.

[@OrthodoxPepe]

Catholics coping so hard they just start copying Orthodoxy

[@skippyalbrite2431]

This is so beautifully done,that it lightens my heart to listen.

[@RosaryWarrior15-bf2nc]

Come to The Holy Orthodox Catholic Faith!

[@FrJohnBrownSJ]

@@RosaryWarrior15-bf2nc you'll have to convince me better than that

[@RosaryWarrior15-bf2nc]

@FrJohnBrownSJ I have a question: Why do Eastern Catholics use Leavened Bread during the Divine Liturgy if Roman Catholics don't? Is this just a liturgical difference or a real dogmatic difference?

[@_JDFun19]

The different cultural and ethnic expressions of Orthodoxy are beautiful.

[@eviltweakerz]

Please put this on a streaming platform 🫶✝️

[@RightGlory]

Lord willing, soon.

[@emmylee8220]

Please post more of these!!!

[@jesternjester]

More please!

[@sakellarioudimitris7439]

A GREEK HERE LISTENING TO THIS HAPPY NEW YEAR AND MAY WE ALL RE-TAKE CONSTANTINOPLE Edit:This isn't a nationalistic comment. For spiritually,Constantinople belongs to is all!!!!!!!

[@attkdriver]

I hope to stand next to all my Orthodox brothers and sisters during the Divine Liturgy in the Hagia Sofia in my life time!!!!

[@Jeff.jdrjr013]

Beautiful!! If you get the chance to record and upload more I’d love to see more like this! ☦️❤️‍🔥

[@RightGlory]

Lord willing, spring of next year I'll record a whole concert with a better mic and camera.

[@Jeff.jdrjr013]

@@RightGlory can’t wait!!

[@johnnyreb6376]

great news!

[@Winaska]

The strange and amazing thing for me is that by chanting these tones and giving them that ancient or timeless treatment it becomes easier to hear the echo of original Celtic sounds from Ireland and Scotland. And yet... something eerily native to America comes forth as well. Something almost like Native American singing. Deeply beautiful and haunting

[@lwmnfm]

Touched my heart so much. So beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless❤

[@robgrano6814]

Thought about something like this back 20 years ago when I first heard 'Idumea' on the Cold Mountain soundtrack.

[@OmaStudioArt]

I think this is so beautiful

[@Teutonic__Knight]

This is true culture!

[@brentonh1626]

That was awesome.

[@Finnegan708]

🇻🇦here, bravo for putting out such beauty. Pax.

[@ng4759]

Wow... just wow.

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

Lord send us an Orthodox Sandy Denny! Memory Eternal.

[@Awakeningspirit20]

It's Easter (in the West), I'm going to an Appalachian mountain preserve, I've had the idea for a while now to chant this from the top of a waterfall. Maybe I will today, I just don't have professional recording equipment!

[@Grandpanimmo]

Wonderful

[@Verowatches]

Presby in the city and I absolutely love this. Is there more somewhere?

[@bewoproductions9097]

That is so much better! Thank you for unprocessing it! It was a concert? Or was it part of the service?

[@RightGlory]

It was a concert. Although, since the concert we have begun to add this arrangement to some services. There should be another Spring concert around Pascha next year that I will work to have better audio and video, Lord willing.

[@memphispiper]

Is this the church's choir or a collaboration? The reason I'm asking is because I am a lifetime lover of Appalachian music, and am used to hearing this type of arrangement sung by women. The man's voice is beautiful, but the woman's voice is so authentic and of another plane. Reminds me of Jean Ritchie.

[@RightGlory]

Credits now in the description. We are blessed to have Ilaria as a regular singer at our Parish always, but when she does Appalachian style compositions it produces hot burning tears.

[@curiousing]

Completely agree. Her voice is very authentically Appalachian.

[@emptyarthaus9535]

This style reminds me so much of The Humbling River by Puscifer.

[@laurad3143]

🙏🏽💐

[@robertjohnston5983]

This is just beautiful! Where can I find sheet music for this?

[@orthodoxcrossingville]

Beautiful! Is there sheet music available anywhere yet?

[@RightGlory]

None that I am aware of.

[@MrsDiGiacomo]

Is it possible to get the sheet music from the person who arranged it? @@RightGlory

[@TonyFrickey-ur9jy]

Do these people practice with all these beautiful harmonies?

[@ib8791]

does anyone have a the sheet music for this version?

[@southridgeshire8834]

Is this available to purchase / download?

[@BrightNeoDark]

Father Marcus has great taste

[@oldkingcrow777]

There is power in sound. He SPOKE existence into this universe. There's a reason Hebrew and Arabic prayers were always "sung" and Christianity ended up being the main one of the 3 that kinda stopped doing it in general. I dont fully align with every single tenet of Christianity, but yoi cannot deny the power of the Lord and the power echoing out in this.

[@curiousing]

In the Orthodox Church, EVERYTHING is sung. Beginning to end. Even if we go for hours (as we often do!).

[@kevinkendrick9063]

Where is such a church in Maryland? Berlin?

[@90sretrodad]

Immanuel ❤

[@nichugh5578]

This is incredible! What is the history behind the style? Did it develop naturally at the convergence of two cultures? Or is it more of an intentional stylistic choice by the artist?

[@curiousing]

The Orthodox Church sings all of its services in chant. There are different styles: Byzantine, Russian, etc. What they've done here is taken the style of Appalachian music (bluegrass, olde time, etc.) and applied that to chant.

[@memorarenz]

Hi Asia.

[@superpeaceloveunity]

where can we find the original recording. as in non youtube recording. is it on spotify or apple music? or on a personal website?

[@RightGlory]

It will be on Sound Cloud on RightGlory.com soon. Working on Spotify.