God is With Us chanted in Appalachian bluegrass style | Orthodox Americana

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Damascene the Mover

Damascene the Mover

6 ай бұрын

*I did not create this video!
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A snippet from "God Is With Us," an ancient Orthodox hymn based on the prophecy of Isaiah, chanted here in traditional Appalachian Bluegrass style. It's wonderful because it sounds ancient yet has an authentically Americana sound. Orthodoxy never subverts the cultures it comes across, but rather grafts the wholesome elements of those cultures onto Holy Tradition to give glory to God.
In an age where Protestant and Catholic churches in America are hemorrhaging people, Orthodoxy is slowly growing, and this particular hymn provides a hopeful glimpse at what genuine American Orthodoxy could be. This actually makes me feel really patriotic. America has a great sin; a kind of prelest born out of its rejection of monarchy. The forefathers had their reasons and their good intentions for rejecting it, but they had an ignorance of the Orthodox understanding of the symbolic need for a submission to monarchal hierarchy, and the Protestant individualism that ensued has led to the present relativism, which could potentially be our demise. America stands in a quite ambiguous place. But God, who mercifully "desireth not that the sinner should die, but turn from his wicked ways and live," sees our good intentions and knows that America, despite our long-foolhardy ignorance of the Orthodox way, has always called upon the name of Jesus Christ. And maybe, for that, He could forgive us.
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@Joshualbatross
@Joshualbatross 6 ай бұрын
***UPDATE: Many people have asked about a version of the audio without the echo that was added in a post-production edit. It can be found on the "Right Glory" KZbin channel, from which this video originates. I stole this video from a Facebook post and uploaded it to my KZbin channel, and in just a few days it's already received over a thousand views. It's a very good sign: people are yearning in their hearts to see an authentic American Christianity that is commensurate with ancient Holy Tradition. Appalachian bluegrass is one of a very few wholesome art forms which America has that is truly traditional and wholly American. Bluegrass is entirely American, in a somewhat surprising way: it's an organic mixture of Irish/Scottish Celtic roots and the strong influence of Southern Creole culture, affected musically by the contribution of the banjo- an African American instrument which is tonally unique and characterizes the basis of all bluegrass music. Even the strings of the banjo traditionally have a unique tuning, which many recognize as the origin of all blues and American "soul" music. The existence of rock music and the electric guitar today ultimately finds its beginnings in the blues standards which are rooted in bluegrass. Although the chant in this hymn is choral, having only the human voice (as all Orthodox music does), it incorporates those authentic bluegrass tones, and illustrates for the modern world the timeless manner in which Orthodoxy joins itself to a people. We have, so far, the Paschal "Christ is Risen" hymn offered in the Appalachian bluegrass style, and now the Nativity hymn "God is With Us" coming into its own, and I am glowing to see what other beautiful Orthodox hymns will come to be stylized in this genuine American way. The future is honestly looking pretty gloomy, but there are plenty of silver linings.
@byzantineladybug9471
@byzantineladybug9471 6 ай бұрын
Amen! ☦🙏☦
@vtino4825
@vtino4825 6 ай бұрын
the fact is, the biblical worship of God's people is choral AND also instrumental, with shouts calling on the Name of the LORD
@fallen605
@fallen605 6 ай бұрын
Amen Americans still have strong beliefs, I'm Irish and this is beautiful 🌹
@HamiltonProvonsha
@HamiltonProvonsha 6 ай бұрын
The church is St John of the Ladder Orthodox Church in Greenville, South Carolina (OCA). Credit for the video goes to Daniel Gutierrez; credit for the singing goes to Ilaria O'Keefe, Alex Vernet, and myself. Credit for the composition goes to Father Gregory Potter, a former seminarian at St Vladimir's in Yonkers, New York.
@Realsovietholyman
@Realsovietholyman 6 ай бұрын
I spent the first 6months of my life in the chapel at St Vlads, 83-84. My Dad Got ordained in like 94ish in St Augustine Florida in the GOCA. Dont let my pic and name misjudge me, i dont remember how to change it.@@HamiltonProvonsha
@nerinesp
@nerinesp 3 ай бұрын
American Orthodoxy is alive and breathing. ☦ Greetings from a South American sister in Christ! 🇧🇷
@antiglobaljoel532
@antiglobaljoel532 Ай бұрын
Christ is risen!
@Vishalmaha88
@Vishalmaha88 6 ай бұрын
Sounds older than present day bluegrass… strong influence of the Scottish/Irish traditions brought to Appalachia. Very emotive and powerful. A fitting way to praise our God.
@justforever96
@justforever96 6 ай бұрын
Bluegrass was invented in the 1960s, it's based on the much older Appalachian sound, and "old timey" music. They took the old sounds and sped it up and added solo parts, etc. I definitely prefer the older style myself. And yes, it sounds fantastic blended with the Orthodox sound. This is only the second time I have seen this, the other video was just a couple of seminary students playing around, but it is amazing. I hope this is a trend.
@francesb5004
@francesb5004 6 ай бұрын
So beautiful 😢
@VLADPowder
@VLADPowder 6 ай бұрын
@@justforever96 Yo thanks for introducing me to this, I had no clue this existed and I'm quite enjoying this playlist I found on YT of it 😎
@berndtherrenvolk1951
@berndtherrenvolk1951 5 ай бұрын
Bluegrass was only invented around 1940 by Bill Monroe.
@JesusChristisgreat-pj6nd
@JesusChristisgreat-pj6nd 5 ай бұрын
​@@berndtherrenvolk1951modern recorded bluegrass yes, bluegrass in general? Heck no! Our people are still playing jigs and reels brought from the British isles, Star of the County Down and such. We only tweaked the sound slightly with some African influence. Some even argue we made it sound better.
@northernkarma9296
@northernkarma9296 20 күн бұрын
Scotts-Irish Canadian. Ths music resonates to the bottom of my belly! Deep in my soul I know I am an Orthodox Christian. God Bless us all!!
@hjc1402
@hjc1402 6 ай бұрын
Wow beautiful. I’m an Appalachian and haven’t heard any Christian chant in our style. Really shows the beauty of this style when used for the kingdom of God.
@larrym.johnson9219
@larrym.johnson9219 6 ай бұрын
Appalachian myself WV goes back to Celtic throat singing it's beautiful.
@hjc1402
@hjc1402 6 ай бұрын
@@larrym.johnson9219 WV also! Yeah I thought it mostly went back to Irish, even still today they sound pretty similar.
@ANIND123
@ANIND123 6 ай бұрын
the Traditional Roman Catholic Hymnal from the SSPX has some music of Celtic roots.
@Tikhon88
@Tikhon88 6 ай бұрын
The Appalachian and south in general are largely English and the last anglo part of the country with exception of the northern Appalachians were it starts to become Celtic and Germans
@dystopian2153
@dystopian2153 6 ай бұрын
There's an Orthodox Christian church and monastery in Appalachia. I saw a short documentary on it on you tube. Many Protestants there attend it. Very interesting..
@Thejudge4545
@Thejudge4545 3 ай бұрын
American Orthodoxy is growing☦️. In Colorado at my parish every vespers is full and when it is Divine Liturgy it is packed to the gills with families with many children! 80 people have been baptized just this last year alone!
@osstoj7155
@osstoj7155 3 ай бұрын
The ancient ways are returning more and more. Atheism is crumbling everyday
@Linkolite
@Linkolite 3 ай бұрын
Where in Colorado? I am looking more into orthodoxy, I grew up as a Protestant and fell out of the faith as a teenager. I am interested in traditional Christian religions moreso because of the hypocrisy of so many Protestant churches changing their values and allowing women to preach, which I think is a sad sign of the times for Protestant churches. I live in Colorado as well, glad to see someone living by virtue in this state. God bless you and your family. :)
@Thejudge4545
@Thejudge4545 3 ай бұрын
@@Linkolite I am in the colorado springs area where there is a OCA (my church) church, small Greek church, and another OCA church being built. In Pueblo there is a Orthodox church and Denver has quite a few orthodox churches, loveland has a greek church. Those are the ones off the top of my head. Interesting fact is that Colorado is #4 in the most Orthodox populated state. I was in the same boat as you coming from a protestant background. Come, see, and receive you won't regret it.
@b.r.holmes6365
@b.r.holmes6365 2 ай бұрын
God be praised 😊
@heathsavage4852
@heathsavage4852 4 ай бұрын
Reminds me of the Gaelic chants of the western isles of Scotland. Spine-tingling.
@VwB94
@VwB94 3 ай бұрын
Me being born and raised in Virginia, I know the Orthodox Church isn’t the traditional Appalachian church, but I thank God I found it.
@RelentlessRevolver7
@RelentlessRevolver7 Ай бұрын
Mega Based Fellow Virginian
@DusanTodorovicDukeBgd
@DusanTodorovicDukeBgd 3 ай бұрын
I'm Serbian Orthodox and I feel deeply connected and touched. Thank you for sharing your love for God. Христе Боже, помилуј нас грешне. Амин!
@DusanTodorovicDukeBgd
@DusanTodorovicDukeBgd 3 ай бұрын
I would love to hear this himn in your interpretation kzbin.info/www/bejne/qouqeqWladZnbKcsi=GCNMTGe7qHJ8cucX kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqDbn5KQaNWaqK8si=vsWBMFTLqtc9b8Ta
@DusanTodorovicDukeBgd
@DusanTodorovicDukeBgd 3 ай бұрын
I would love to here your adaptation to this hymn kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKfLnKSdq8don9Usi=wcHqpHmxWkN6YXT9 I think it would sound great Pobedna Pesma (Победна Песма) Lyrics Evo Gospoda, s vojskama ide Dušmani naši nek' se postide Nek' se postide, nek' se pokaju Gle - vojske Neba kako blistaju Kako blistaju kako se ore Sležu stenama visoke gore Visoke gore, i gordi cari Ide Gospod da se zacari Serafi napred pa heruvimi Sva zemlja gori, sav se svet dimi Sav svet se dimi, teško se diše Radost i užas ko da opiše Ko da opiše čudo čudesa Kad Zemlju grešnu stegnu Nebesa Stegnu nеbesa svojom blizinom Tad' zemlja plodu slična je gnjilom Vojskе za vojskom iz neba niču Angeli trube, pravedni kliču Pravedni kliču: "Evo Gospoda" Neka iščeznu zemlja i voda Zemlja i voda na što nam više Gle sad se zbiva što pismo piše Što pismo piše, sve se događa Novo se Nebo i Zemlja rađa Evo Gospoda ustajte ljudi Evo Ga ide svetu da sudi Svetu da sudi, stado da luči Od stopa svemir tutnji i huči Tutnji i huči zemlja i nebo Šta će nam sada zlato i srebro Zlato i srebro neka počine A ti nam blistaj BOŽIJI SINE
@b.r.holmes6365
@b.r.holmes6365 2 ай бұрын
My maternal great grandparents were Serbs who ended up in Appalachia. Have a blessed Lent brother in Christ.
@jan_sobieski444
@jan_sobieski444 5 ай бұрын
This seems so natural. There’s nothing contrived or strained about it. It isn’t hokey, overproduced, or otherwise insincere. Thank you. I really needed this today.
@9FisterSpit9
@9FisterSpit9 4 ай бұрын
No one can pin down true freedom. We all know who invented the lightbulb... Separation of Church and State was too protect you and your true value's. Not the modern clergymen who not only avoid knowing any of your true value, but thinks that it "owns" all of it, and in a parental sense. Lmao. The bastards that produce modern music, knew nothing of Christian Folk music, until it was accompanied by some of our naked women dancing too it for them. Since than the picture has looked off if it wasn't a green crayon that drew out your grass. In there eyes, it really needs to be the blue one.
@ginarose8634
@ginarose8634 5 ай бұрын
I am from Eastern Kentucky and GOD IS WITH US!! Praise Him! Lately I have felt a moving of His Holy Spirit, oh the depth, the cry in my soul, My King is COMING BACK and SOON! Watch and pray beloved, Christ is returning soon!
@JesusChristisgreat-pj6nd
@JesusChristisgreat-pj6nd 5 ай бұрын
Amen from East Tennessee
@TheSouthernLady777
@TheSouthernLady777 5 ай бұрын
East Tennessee here, my sister! Soon enough we will be going home ❤!
@harrietharlow9929
@harrietharlow9929 5 ай бұрын
@@TheSouthernLady777 Amen and //glory ti /gid!
@cntrygrlTawanna
@cntrygrlTawanna 16 күн бұрын
Maranatha🙏
@itsgettingold
@itsgettingold 6 ай бұрын
I hear the old Highlands and Western Isles music that the Appalachian music grew from when the Scots emigrated there. - Love from an old Scot far from home with so many memories of this sound.
@hanseldsilva2393
@hanseldsilva2393 6 ай бұрын
I hear Native American folk and a hint of African American blues
@Aromatic.Bleach
@Aromatic.Bleach 5 ай бұрын
​@@hanseldsilva2393 LOOOOOOL you poor thing. I hope this comment is a joke LOL
@dianakidd4219
@dianakidd4219 5 ай бұрын
@@Aromatic.Bleach I agree. It’s nothing like bluegrass or Black music
@alexandramaric6040
@alexandramaric6040 6 ай бұрын
I AM A MILITARY BRAT BUT MY GREAT GRAND DADDY is from these parts. I am an Orthodox an Orthodox Christian and my American DNA just merged with my Serbian DNA in this chant. SPECTACULAR!
@TheMiriam333
@TheMiriam333 5 ай бұрын
Awesome!!
@vladodobleja748
@vladodobleja748 5 ай бұрын
In Romania we are building the largest Orthodox Cathedral that the world has ever seen!
@Aromatic.Bleach
@Aromatic.Bleach 5 ай бұрын
What does being military have to do with anything? You got the brat part right. Stop humble bragging.
@-data
@-data 5 ай бұрын
Why the hostility..?@@Aromatic.Bleach
@taffowen3993
@taffowen3993 5 ай бұрын
I was thinking it touched me in a way like Serbian orthodox chanting
@emmaschauer5409
@emmaschauer5409 6 ай бұрын
I feel that if there is ever a true Orthodox Church of America, this is what it will sound like. Glory to God for all things.
@SL-yy4bk
@SL-yy4bk 6 ай бұрын
That's not the way this works though. Native populations adopt existing traditions within Orthodoxy and over time it organically takes on its own character--but its never entirely separate from it original form. Romanian Byzantine chant sounds different than the kind you would encounter in Syria which is different than the kind you would in Greece...but its still Byzantine chant.
@achilleuspetreas3828
@achilleuspetreas3828 6 ай бұрын
@@SL-yy4bk But then you have the Georgian chanting styles from Georgia...all regional based on their area of Georgia and in the same style of their pre-conversion. I feel like if there was ever a true Orthodox Church of America, it would vary a ton...maybe the Appalachian style would catch on, but just like this country, I feel it would be a giant mix of styles depending on the local church...much like today
@francesb5004
@francesb5004 6 ай бұрын
Beautiful, never heard a chant before
@georgek3261
@georgek3261 5 ай бұрын
@@SL-yy4bkAnd who dictates how is it supposed to work?
@Sillydilly321
@Sillydilly321 5 ай бұрын
There is an officially recognized Orthodox Church of America.
@ValidityJ
@ValidityJ 5 ай бұрын
Applachian Orthodox need to do a CD. Do you know how proud I am to be an American, Orthodox, and FINALLY have a style of Orthodoxy that is not Greek....not Russian.... but AMERICAN?! PLEASE, Applachian Orthodox, turn out a CD in this style with digital download and I'll buy it.
@g01tr3
@g01tr3 4 ай бұрын
I second that 👍
@Olivia-Saturday
@Olivia-Saturday 4 ай бұрын
I would buy it!
@SalyLuz-hc6he
@SalyLuz-hc6he 4 ай бұрын
Yes, please do release a CD! I’d be glad to buy it! 💙🌅🫶🏼
@scottlewis9127
@scottlewis9127 4 ай бұрын
I would buy it without hesitation
@UnOrthodox_Christian
@UnOrthodox_Christian 3 ай бұрын
Amen. Glory to Jesus Christ! ☦️
@marclayne9261
@marclayne9261 5 ай бұрын
Scot-Irish Appalachian, ancestors since 1740s, Virginia & Kentucky....I consider myself an Orthodox Christian.....It is filled with the Holy Spirit...
@mladenbaldzic9645
@mladenbaldzic9645 5 ай бұрын
Greetings from a Serbian Orthodox Brother. It really touched my heart. ☦️
@vasileiosmorossidis6857
@vasileiosmorossidis6857 6 ай бұрын
Beautiful sound. This is the real ecumenical character of Orthodoxy. I love it when people from all over the world adapt their cultural elements in the Holy Liturgy.
@AlexanderBrown77
@AlexanderBrown77 5 ай бұрын
✝️ 1 Corinthians 15 kJV 🩸 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: Romans 3 kJV 🩸 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
@HistoryEnjoyer3010
@HistoryEnjoyer3010 Ай бұрын
It’s awesome
@NoYesNoY
@NoYesNoY 5 ай бұрын
Wow so beautiful Greetings from Orthodox Serbia Love to my American Orthodox Brothers ☦️🇺🇸🇷🇺🇷🇸☦️🙏🏽☝🏽❤️
@keysofperception4377
@keysofperception4377 5 ай бұрын
Slava brat moj! Bog je snama!
@AltoonaYourPiano
@AltoonaYourPiano 6 ай бұрын
This sounds like a visit to the Orthodox church up the mountains in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania. My mom's side of the family has some Eastern Orthodox family and growing up, we always celebrated January 7 as a second Christmas. To this day I still leave the Christmas decorations up until January 8-10 most years (sometimes later depending on the weather).
@harrietharlow9929
@harrietharlow9929 5 ай бұрын
When I put them up, I tend to leave them up 'til Julian New Year.
@has25252
@has25252 6 ай бұрын
Beautiful. Gives me goosebumps. This seems to me to be authentic American Orthodox expression. Glor to God!
@vladodobleja748
@vladodobleja748 5 ай бұрын
Orthodox chants are monophonic though...
@harrietharlow9929
@harrietharlow9929 5 ай бұрын
@@vladodobleja748 Not all. Some chants use a drone (like the eson (sp.?) in Greek and some chant is polyphonic.
@DFlaminberry
@DFlaminberry 5 ай бұрын
​@@vladodobleja748 :p bah humbug
@steviov3376
@steviov3376 5 ай бұрын
This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard. Kyrie eleison 🙏🏼☦️
@sympnia
@sympnia 5 ай бұрын
As an Orthodox Christian (living in Greece) but of Apallachian descent... I really needed this! :-) More please.
@whenpiratesattack
@whenpiratesattack 6 ай бұрын
God is the Ancient of Days and the Appalachian mountains are ancient in their own ways. Older than trees, the Appalachian feel mystic by themselves. With recognizing the sovereignty of God over them, this hymn becomes yet even more powerful as the people of the mountains sing praises to the ones who made them.
@anthonychilders9549
@anthonychilders9549 5 ай бұрын
Fun geographical fact: It, the Scottish Highlands, and the Atlas Mountains in Africa are apart of the OLDEST mountain range, LITERALLY older than Pangaea.
@harrietharlow9929
@harrietharlow9929 5 ай бұрын
@@anthonychilders9549 Yep. Which might be why my Celtic heart feels a power and familiarity I don't get with, say, the Rockies. Oh and there are mountains in Scotland where the top rock is North American from a time when Scotland was attached to what would become North America.
@grimble4564
@grimble4564 4 ай бұрын
The Appalachians are older than bones
@Pea.soup26
@Pea.soup26 6 ай бұрын
I'm not Orthodox, but this is absolutely beautiful
@flammingstinkstink1178
@flammingstinkstink1178 6 ай бұрын
Never thought the mountains would be able to treasure the beauty of orthodoxy but thinking about the caucus nations it actually make a lot of sense
@rassy612
@rassy612 6 ай бұрын
I think this very sentiment is built into the very fabric of the Church. "Can any good come from Nazareth?"
@colereece3902
@colereece3902 6 ай бұрын
I’ve always greatly enjoyed the presence of the Irish subculture within the Appalachian culture itself. I can hear it coming out in this.
@lisagleim1436
@lisagleim1436 6 ай бұрын
Yessssss!!!!
@thecannibalrobot
@thecannibalrobot 6 ай бұрын
Scottish, not Irish.
@colereece3902
@colereece3902 6 ай бұрын
@@thecannibalrobot so you’re claiming that there’s no Irish subculture in the American east
@seirbhiseach
@seirbhiseach 6 ай бұрын
@@colereece3902 The American East and Appalachia are two different things. They didn't move from Boston and New York to Chattanooga and Pilot Mountain and displace the established British subculture with their own, and the "Irish" that came to Appalachia before the famine sent the actual Irish to those traditionally Irish places in the American East were Scots from Ulster.
@Peachy08
@Peachy08 5 ай бұрын
​@@colereece3902mist Irish are in the N. East. Like Boston. Appalachian peoples mistly descended from Scots.
@ffs6158
@ffs6158 6 ай бұрын
I would pay good money for a studio recorded version of everything in this ❤
@csommer4492
@csommer4492 6 ай бұрын
Need a love button, the echo makes me feel like I'm beside the people chanting.
@alseyhopkins3368
@alseyhopkins3368 6 ай бұрын
God bless the South
@jefferysmith4753
@jefferysmith4753 5 ай бұрын
This is giving this displaced Appalachian boy chills. It is wonderful. I am left with homesickness for the foothills and joy that this exist!
@DavinaMaryMagdalene
@DavinaMaryMagdalene 6 ай бұрын
so beautiful you can truly hear those slightly bluesy riffs in Bluegrass- GLORY TO GOD ☦️🙏🏻🤍🕯️
@garywhitt98
@garywhitt98 5 ай бұрын
Yes, the tonal stylings of the Celts Across the Sea, the Appalachians. Amen and amen from the mountains of the Blue Ridge.
@harrietharlow9929
@harrietharlow9929 5 ай бұрын
Gotta say, this speaks to my Celtic heart.
@TheRealEvilRoy
@TheRealEvilRoy 4 ай бұрын
This slaps incredibly hard
@bdnl6268
@bdnl6268 6 ай бұрын
Reminiscent too of Scottish Gaelic psalm singing - check it out.
@CharlieOscarDeuce
@CharlieOscarDeuce 5 ай бұрын
I am Catholic and part of my family is from the WNC mountains. This is beyond powerful. I need to know if there is more chants like this somewhere.
@osstoj7155
@osstoj7155 4 ай бұрын
I instantly started to cry. Be blessed and protected. May the Lord watch over you. Greetings from Serbia
@cossack-ps5hn
@cossack-ps5hn Ай бұрын
Pozdrav iz Teksasa, brate. Svako dobro zheli.
@sandraelder1101
@sandraelder1101 5 ай бұрын
The drone note really gives it that melancholic, almost primeval sound. I can almost imagine Ralph Stanley taking a verse.
@dianakidd4219
@dianakidd4219 5 ай бұрын
You’ve got to be kidding. It’s not bluegrass at all.
@crazychase98
@crazychase98 2 ай бұрын
​@@dianakidd4219I think he means the people singing it there accent it's actual WV singing it. An there Is a Easter. Orthodox church in WV several actual.
@siryizzur
@siryizzur 5 ай бұрын
Tears in my eyes, heart swelling, and feeling close to the Lord. Beautiful music. Thank you and may God bless you.
@carmell51
@carmell51 5 ай бұрын
This is so beautiful! I love hearing it with a Appalachian voices. Haven’t grown up in the Appalachian area. It’s something that stays with you. I’ve heard it said if you move away, you always come back you can’t get away from. I found that true. I thank you for this beautiful, beautiful singing, and the word of God. God bless you.😊
@MrNedsaabdickerson
@MrNedsaabdickerson 6 ай бұрын
I have never heard Angels utter words until today.
@jojen4083
@jojen4083 6 ай бұрын
Greetings from Bulgaria
@BlueberryGirl723
@BlueberryGirl723 6 ай бұрын
Beautiful song, very well done. Thank you. This was a blessing to hear. Christian Americans do submit to a Monarchal Hierarchy, and that is Jesus Christ KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. As free Americans we have no other King but Jesus Christ. Only the Word of God who walked among us in the flesh when He was born in Bethlehem and lived with us for 33 years is our guide and authority. John 1, KJV. May our only King ever be praised!
@scautoharpist
@scautoharpist 5 ай бұрын
Another great example of sacred harp singing can be heard in the movie Cold Mountain. Some churches in appalachia still sing in the hollow square and achieve this wonderfully powerful sound that can be heard for miles away.
@Itstwofourteen
@Itstwofourteen 6 ай бұрын
I broke down crying listening to this... This is truly beautiful.
@user-jx7uo5jo4q
@user-jx7uo5jo4q 6 ай бұрын
Christ is King
@tomz1daful
@tomz1daful 6 ай бұрын
Sounds like it wants to break into sacred harp music... Hearing each groyp singing is so solumn... Beautiful....
@innocente7795
@innocente7795 6 ай бұрын
Glory to Christ God☦️This short video is so wonderful. The images and the words and of course the amazing American Orthodox style chant… such a beautiful three and half minutes. I keep coming back to see it over again. Thank you so much. Lord bless
@Outrider74
@Outrider74 6 ай бұрын
My daughter and I both agree that this works very well. Nice
@BlueDusk95
@BlueDusk95 5 ай бұрын
God bless you from France! It's gorgeous. It sounds like these Scottish laments called pibroch.
@davidmckelvey2601
@davidmckelvey2601 4 ай бұрын
I'm Protestant but this makes me want to join an Orthodox monastery in the Appalachian mountians.
@brettsmith2119
@brettsmith2119 2 ай бұрын
Holy Cross Monastery. Wayne, WV. I'm Protestant as well.
@BS-np8xt
@BS-np8xt Ай бұрын
Do it!
@acetaminophetus
@acetaminophetus 5 ай бұрын
How striking!
@joshepherd9095
@joshepherd9095 5 ай бұрын
God is with us!
@FusionPatriot
@FusionPatriot 6 ай бұрын
imagine if this was the national anthem
@ryrocks9487
@ryrocks9487 6 ай бұрын
That would be amazing.
@dianakidd4219
@dianakidd4219 5 ай бұрын
The song we have now is much better than this one. This sure isn’t bluegrass either
@mad7206
@mad7206 5 ай бұрын
I have goosebumps listening to this
@stekas5003
@stekas5003 5 ай бұрын
Thank you brother that hymn gave tears and joy altogether (χαρμολύπη) ,god bless from Greece.
@victoriabutanu5400
@victoriabutanu5400 5 ай бұрын
So beautiful and awe inspiring! So happy to see people coming to Orthodoxy. Greeting from the East. Слава Богу за всё!
@ermisliviosakapoobah669
@ermisliviosakapoobah669 5 ай бұрын
Συγχαρητήρια. How moving, especially for a Greek-American cantor in the psaltic tradition. The execution in English and with the Appalachian style demonstrates the deep genetic and cultural roots that tie the Scottish and Irish nations with the Greeks in our shared Celtic lanugage, music and culture. God is with us indeed! And I am uplifted to see the adaptation of the verse to our present day with the invocation of the Government and Council of the Lord in Justice and Truth. God Bless you in mythic Appalachia from from our communities here in Olympos and the Alps through which you traveled and once and still live! May the voices of the angels bring us ever closer to one another and to Him!
@marcuslatrent528
@marcuslatrent528 Ай бұрын
Christian America and Christian Russia Unite! Unite the East and West Church. If God is for us, who dare stand against us! Christ is King now and forever!
@SpearOfLughh
@SpearOfLughh 5 ай бұрын
One of the most beautiful versions of chant I have ever heard, being so avidly into bluegrass & Appalachia as an Englishman & being so intwined with Christianity as an Anglican-Catholic, this speaks to my heart and soul.
@Aromatic.Bleach
@Aromatic.Bleach 5 ай бұрын
Yall need to drop it with the bluegrass comments. This has no relation to it, nor does it share any similarity.
@SpearOfLughh
@SpearOfLughh 5 ай бұрын
@@Aromatic.Bleach Just pointing out I enjoy the southern sound, not solely bluegrass, I never said it was anything like bluegrass.
@SpearOfLughh
@SpearOfLughh 5 ай бұрын
@@Aromatic.Bleach I just worded it poorly, I hope you have a blessed day
@player1playforfun
@player1playforfun 4 ай бұрын
I hope you find the truth in Orthodoxy, my brother in Christ!
@RickSimmons-ej1pv
@RickSimmons-ej1pv 4 ай бұрын
There are undeniable traces of bluegrass in this chant my friend. Take the plugs out of your ears.@@Aromatic.Bleach
@Wenum32
@Wenum32 5 ай бұрын
This truly is beautiful and brings tears to my eyes. I hope you release more of this style of hymns. If anyone knows where else to find hymns like this please let me know! That being said stay in prayer brothers and sisters for Christ our Lord and Savior is coming soon 🙏👑
@betsysingh-anand3228
@betsysingh-anand3228 5 ай бұрын
Appalachia born and bred. This is one of the best things I've ever heard ❤
@dianakidd4219
@dianakidd4219 5 ай бұрын
I’m Appalachian too. This song isn’t anything like bluegrass. I like real bluegrass music better.
@90sretrodad
@90sretrodad 6 ай бұрын
It's just what I needed, the words to remind me of the Truth, Way and the Life There Of and There In. Immanuel, GOD is with us amen!
@collinsmith6584
@collinsmith6584 4 ай бұрын
Brings me to tears.
@ValidityJ
@ValidityJ 5 ай бұрын
As an American. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Appalachian style singing. It makes me want to move there. Y'all, I feel, are truly representing Orthodoxy with an American undertone in your style....which is SO REFRESHING! YES. We speak ENGLISH. YES. We have own own style. It's HAUNTINGLY beautiful.....full of strength, sorrow, humility, full of proclamation power!! It's truly amazing.
@fireproofvb
@fireproofvb 4 ай бұрын
I have been dabbling in Orthodoxy recently and as a southerner with deep Appalachian roots this hit me like a brick wall. Thank you. I have never felt more at peace spiritually than in the 3 and a half minutes of this.
@troyhavok8605
@troyhavok8605 5 ай бұрын
Wow.. I was afraid to listen to this at first, but it actually gives me hope for the resurrection of Logos in this nation. Glory to God in the Highest! This true participation in the life of God.
@pinetreeriots
@pinetreeriots 6 ай бұрын
This is so amazing. As an Orthodox American, I need more of this.
@Stephen-zq2wf
@Stephen-zq2wf 5 ай бұрын
Appalachian Gregoria Chant - Prayers to God are Always Beautiful
@isaacwebber704
@isaacwebber704 6 ай бұрын
No offense Orthodox countries, but this is what my soul thirsts for. IN GOD WE TRUST! E PLURIBUS UNUM! ☦️🇺🇸☦️🇺🇸
@dystopian2153
@dystopian2153 6 ай бұрын
Why would it be offensive? We think it's beautiful. There's been marrying of Orthodox and Protestant Appalachian cultures lately. I'm actually both. My dad was Orthodox Greek Christian and mom was Protestant and her family played bluegrass music.
@kaldo8429
@kaldo8429 5 ай бұрын
This chant is so beautiful. Upon hearing it for the first time I was overcome by the Holy Spirit and was compelled to kneel and offer a prayer of pure submission. After which I read scripture.
@Winaska
@Winaska 4 ай бұрын
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
@donnimiller6709
@donnimiller6709 4 ай бұрын
This is amazing 😭🙌🏼 God is with us.
@RosaryWarrior15-bf2nc
@RosaryWarrior15-bf2nc 5 ай бұрын
I go to Saint John of The Ladder, Thank you for featuring Our Church in The Doxology!
@Cata-Holic_Doode
@Cata-Holic_Doode 5 ай бұрын
Too short! So beautiful
@brunobucciaratiswife
@brunobucciaratiswife 14 күн бұрын
I don’t follow any denomination but this is. Profound. Sets my soul ablaze with love and respect for He who made us.
@mariaashot5648
@mariaashot5648 5 ай бұрын
I utterly love this. Thank you so much, everyone!
@ironcrosscarries
@ironcrosscarries 5 ай бұрын
Praise Him
@TheSouthernLady777
@TheSouthernLady777 5 ай бұрын
I am Appalachian as well. Loved this!
@TheCountessDarkness
@TheCountessDarkness 6 ай бұрын
AMAZING!! The Spirit of God never stops manifesting Itself!!❤
@fjfjfjjdjdjdjj
@fjfjfjjdjdjdjj 6 ай бұрын
This has been on loop for the past hour.. so beautiful like our Christ.
@balsamitrovic4346
@balsamitrovic4346 Ай бұрын
Amin
@rossshin184
@rossshin184 6 ай бұрын
Lord, wish I could join you! Merry Christmas brothers and sisters!
@ironxYT
@ironxYT 6 ай бұрын
Glory to God ☦️
@coreyanderson4943
@coreyanderson4943 Ай бұрын
My idea of eternity with Yeshua sounds like this in my head mixed with other Orthodox chants. So beautiful and so powerful!
@dockbabington422
@dockbabington422 5 ай бұрын
When I hear this I imagine a ragged patrol of foreign soldiers. Lost in the Appalachian wilderness, after weeks of searching for "resistance fighters". They breech the thick woods, finding themselves in a small clearing. All around them from the depths of the forest comes the lilting chant of God is with us. It is only when the chanting stops, do they fully understand the hubris of their leaders, and futility of the mission.
@ladavidson9269
@ladavidson9269 5 ай бұрын
This is amazing! Mama was an author documenting New River "a hotbed of musicians" & I'm an orthodox Christian convert. Recently I've found my new church home at St Peter & Paul's Antiochian Orthodox church in West Jefferson NC
@xhendresalumaj
@xhendresalumaj 2 ай бұрын
Soooo beautiful. God bless ☦
@mikefitzpatrick1213
@mikefitzpatrick1213 6 ай бұрын
Somehow this adds a depth that's unreal. Thanks for this!
@stevecochran9078
@stevecochran9078 6 ай бұрын
Whoa.......Appalachian-American and Orthodox Christian (OCA) here. THAT was Awesome!
@jamesbarksdale978
@jamesbarksdale978 3 ай бұрын
I love this! Orthodoxy may just have discovered it's American identity!
@tothearkrattery9786
@tothearkrattery9786 5 ай бұрын
We makin' it out the holler with this one boys!!!
@Sludgeyriffs
@Sludgeyriffs 6 ай бұрын
Beautiful
@vladimirskok5533
@vladimirskok5533 Ай бұрын
I am in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia but have been lucky enough to have acquainted myself of chants from other Orthodox Church. At a first listen, this reminds me to a degree of the chants of Antiochian Orthodox Church in the Egyptian tradition. Also, somehow I have never heard God is With Us in any other language than Slavonic. It is much loved in the Russian Church. Thank you
@JC4all_dena
@JC4all_dena 12 сағат бұрын
Amen! 💯❤️☦️
@dominicneighbor9407
@dominicneighbor9407 5 ай бұрын
This is beautiful where can I find the sheet music for this? As a Roman Catholic I love seeing the beauty of the Eastern Church and continue to pray that we may be reunited soon! God Bless Y'all
@toodaloo7
@toodaloo7 4 ай бұрын
There is no sheet music. It is improvised.
@toodaloo7
@toodaloo7 4 ай бұрын
I should clarify - the verses are improvised (based on the tonality of the whole piece) and the refrain is set. It was first sung as a spontaneous experiment at St Vlad's Seminary (in the cafeteria) by Fr Gregory (Erik) Potter and another seminarian, whose name has escaped me.
@dominicneighbor9407
@dominicneighbor9407 4 ай бұрын
@@toodaloo7 that just. makes this even more cool! thanks for the info
@rebeccagraves3137
@rebeccagraves3137 2 ай бұрын
Im listening ti this a few days before the wclipse and its so bey i want to cry. So much prophecy is coming to oass and we are going home soon. Im not orthodoz but when i was in an orthodox church once i saw that they beliwved so much in sime ways like my small Bapyist church as far as salvation goes.
@Noone-rt6pw
@Noone-rt6pw 4 ай бұрын
Beautiful! Makes me think of those who would shiver in their pants if they heard this with a whole church singing this out in the woods. Where fear might even strike them.
@TheTruthBarrier
@TheTruthBarrier 5 ай бұрын
Deeply stirring. Am I the only one who prefers the echo version?
@weirdlyrachel
@weirdlyrachel 6 ай бұрын
Gorgeous. This is mash-up I never would have expected to witness, and it’s perfect.
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