Rejoice O Bethany

[@debbiemariano8237]

Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be! Sending love to all the nations from St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Riverside, California USA

[@richardmohr9428]

Hi, Debbie, from St. Barnabas Orthodox Church in Costa Mesa, California USA

[@paulwilliams9207]

Thank you brother

[@richardmohr9428]

@@paulwilliams9207 Paul: how are you doing during this Lent when we can only watch streaming liturgies?

[@paulwilliams9207]

Sorry Debbie, sister

[@sweetstephylu]

☦ Greetings Deborah on Sunday eve week of Palm's 2021. my heart lept for joy seeing St Andrew the First Called , Riverside as it was blessed VR Father Josiah, who mailed to me in Seattle, my first Catechumen book back in 1997ish. Your parish and Fr Josiah are remembered during Proskomidia here at St Innocent ROCOR in Silverdale WA. 😙x3💚in ICXC _ Stephanie Mary[of Egypt]

[@richardwagner5742]

Christ is Risen! Rejoice all Orthodox Christians. Blessings and loving prayers to all from Archangel Gabriel Orthodox mission church, Hickory, NC!

[@constantinexipalaeologus9393]

💙💙💙

[@cathykozachenko9265]

@@constantinexipalaeologus9393by my

[@hannahkloesel2901]

We sang this today for Lazarus Saturday! Today was the mark of my as well as many other’s baptism into the orthodox faith. To top it all, we were presented with a relic of St. Lazarus!! SOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!! No words. I am speechless with todays blessings and love. I have come home brothers and sisters! I will spread my experience of today with EVERYONE I know and hopefully bring more home to join us in the eternal gates of heaven!!

[@heatherstub]

So this year will be two years! Isn't it so amazing! I was received into this Holy Church on April 5, 1987, and I still sometimes feel that newness of life even to this day! Glory to God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who grants us Eternal Life and blesses us with His peace!

[@electronictator]

Amen! There is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous who have no need of repentance. May God bless you and keep you and shine His countenance upon you. Pray for my weak self

[@selahgrace6083]

We sang this in our girl's group church choir for Lazarus Saturday! What a beautiful peace and so thankful for this recording to practice :) Pascha is coming!!!

[@burnadze]

“...You are Christ, Son of living God..”

[@miketacos9034]

This hymn always makes me cry. The way she cries out to Jesus... I feel it in my soul.

[@lazarus3956]

Me too. When listening, it makes me feel how absolutely hopeless and in despair we would be without Him. We would simply die and vanish into oblivion... And then to think, that with Him comes all hope in the world. And that all this hope in the world came into this world in the form of a small baby, lying in a manger. Not through a powerful army of angels, but through a small baby... I still cannot fathom it, but I know it is right. It can't be otherwise...

[@paulwilliams9207]

Love this chant. Christ and Christ alone is our salvation. God bless all orthodox Christians.

[@AG-wb3db]

What about Islam? They also believe in Jesus and Mary... Quoran says God is 1. And can do everything. He send Jesus to the people. And Jesus did all the mircales by God's will. Perhaps a great prophet of God?

[@jjmichael5059]

@@AG-wb3db Allah said he is the father of no one , yet Jesus calls God Father? Jesus ask to be worshipped as His Father is worshipped , clearly He is not a mere prophet. What prophet would dare say your sins are forgiven ? What prophet would dare identify Himself with the attribute of God(Mark 14:62)? Muslim did not believe in Jesus , for you believe in a different Jesus. Your Jesus/Isa is incompetent, think about it , he got his book corrupted , his follower misguided, and many more things. To think about it your God Allah is really incompetent huh, his 2 previous ummah gor corrupted and the final and 3rd ummah is killing each others.

[@airri3875]

@@AG-wb3db Jesus is not a mere prophet. His followers testofied that He is Son of God, who was crucified and rose from the dead. All three of those things Islam rejects. Saying Jesus is a "great prophet", or that He's "Word of Allah and a spirit from Him" saying that He and His mother are sinless, or saying that He was someone who did miracles by permission of God (not "will", implying that He has an inherent ability to do them), isn't enough. Islam rejects what Jesus said of Himself.

[@Mikaelsimangunsong]

​@@airri3875yes

[@holdmybeer8224]

⁠@@AG-wb3dbno one cares about your Allah,that’s a demon

[@ghinansheiwat23]

One of my favorite Hymns. It’s absolutely beautiful.

[@iamahmetakif]

Hey ghina

[@wendolynespaillat7559]

This is so beautiful it gets me in the spirit to worship the Lord glory to Abba and his holy son Yeshua king Jesus Christ 🙌

[@TondraKnudson]

I just came into the church yesterday Lazarus Saturday. And I took the eternal name of Martha. I’m so happy to have made the decision. I have such peace.

[@NVRSTP]

Christ is Risen!

[@lebanesedude5190]

You can also listen to this beautiful chant by fayrouz " ifrahi ya bayt aanya " as rejoice o bethany. God bless you all from Lebanon.

[@ShahrilSaman]

@@danielvanorden230 if I'm not mistaken it's literally just the same song of praise just in Arabic

[@samirkhoury2935]

@@danielvanorden230 beyt aanya just means bethany. It's the translation of the hebrew one to arabic.

[@kyriljordanov2086]

Beautiful! This has always been one of my favourite Orthodox chants. On this Lazarus Sat., 2017, may everyone listening to this be filled with the love and mercy of Christ! May everyone have a most blessed, joyful, and consoling Great and Holy Week and and most blessed, holy, joyful, Holy Pascha!

[@hanimans11]

The lyrics was written by the bishop of hims ( emissa) Syria my hometown in the 1800s

[@lazarustheyounger]

All prayerful wishes from Syrian Orthodox 🙏🙏🙏

[@lazarustheyounger]

My Heavenly Patron Lazarus ❣️

[@tiffanym8494]

I am Syrian Greek Orthodox and I did not know that! Thank you for telling us

[@bassamhaddad5016]

I am antochian orthodox which means I am from Syria or Lebanon and I am Orthodox and live in North America

[@hanimans11]

@@lazarustheyounger the bishop of the Greek Orthodox is the one who wrote it, besides you are called a Syriac Orthodox , not Syrian in English, I totally support that it should be Syrian instead but go to a dictionary you will find that it is Syriac

[@downinthecypressswamp2234]

Remembering my birth into the New Creation on this Lazarus Saturday. Thank God for the Redeemer and his power to resurrect all from spiritual and physical death. He is truly worth of all we have and more.

[@batusov1988]

Святый Боже, Святый Крепкий, Святый Безсмертный, помилуй нас ! ☦

[@kingbadmovie]

This was read in catholic mass today. All I could think of was this. Thank you. And may the Lord bless you and keep you.

[@SamStGeorge]

Alleluia, to You Lord Jesus the Son of the Father together with the Holy Spirit, ONE GOD AMEN

[@elliotthebrave7296]

This will stand: Christ's arrival is nigh - prepare brothers and sisters!!!

[@JadenHusbandsShow]

Rejoice, rejoice, O Bethany! On this day God came to thee, God came to thee; and in Him the dead are made alive, as is right for He is the Life! He is the Life! He is the Life! And in Him the dead are made alive, as is right for He is the Life! When Martha went to receive Him, grieving loudly with bitter tears, bitter tears, she poured out the sorrow of her heart to Him, with great sadness, wailing her lament. Wailing her lament, wailing her lament. She poured out the sorrow of her heart to Him, with great sadness, wailing her lament. She at once cried out unto Him, “My most compassionate Lord! My Lord! At the great loss of my brother Lazarus my heart is broken, help me! Help me! Help me! At the great loss of my brother Lazarus my heart is broken, help me! Jesus said to her, “Cease thy weeping, cease thy grieving and sad lament, sad lament; for thy brother, My most beloved friend Lazarus, very soon will live again! He will live again! He will live again! For thy brother, My most beloved friend Lazarus, very soon will live again!” Then He, the faithful Redeemer, made His way unto the tomb, unto the tomb, where He cried unto him who was buried four days, calling him forth, saying, “Lazarus, arise! Lazarus, arise! Lazarus, arise!” Where He cried unto him who was buried four days, calling him forth, saying, “Lazarus, arise! Come with haste, ye two sisters, and behold a wondrous thing, wondrous thing, for thy brother from the tomb has returned to life. To the beloved Redeemer now give thanks! Now give thanks! Now give thanks! For thy brother from the tomb has returned to life. To the beloved Redeemer now give thanks! To Thee, O Lord of creation, we kneel down in reverence profound, reverence profound; for all we who are dead in sin; in Thee, O Jesus, are made alive! We are made alive! We are made alive! For all we who are dead in sin; in Thee, O Jesus, are made alive! Rejoice, rejoice, O Bethany! On this day God came to thee, God came to thee; and in Him the dead are made alive, as is right for He is the Life! He is the Life! He is the Life! And in Him the dead are made alive, as is right for He is the Life

[@joenathan8059]

I want this sang at my funeral

[@TheMrSomecheesyname]

This choir has always been beautiful and inspirational for me to start reading the bible. Now it's 10x so, and I send my love from The Orthodox Community of The Archangel Gabriel, Glasgow, UK

[@doretaodindottir]

[ENG] Greetings from Poland! Beautiful orthodox song. This is so amazing! Catholic greetings orthodox brothers and sisters! Amen+ [PL!]Pozdrowiam z Polski. Piękna pieśń. To coś pięknego. Katoliczka pozdrawia braci i siostry Prawosławnych. Amen+

[@hmk219]

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST!! He is and EVER SHALL BE!! Blessed feast day, sending love and prayers from Saint Anthony Antiochian Orthodox Church, San Diego, CA.

[@teodorabianca209]

Rise me from the dead! For you have power over Life and Death!

[@MaximusOrthodox]

God Inspired Chants

[@robertdaley1194]

Praise be to God ,thankyou to our Orthodox Brothers and Sisters from a catholic .❤

[@noors376]

Love this chant---touches my heart so deeply!!! Lord Have Mercy on me a sinner!!!☦️🙏☦️

[@DMCK2000]

As a Roman Catholic, this is one of my favorite hymns ever, easily top 10 ☦️

[@rozejankoska8993]

БЛАГОДАРИМЕ ЗА ВАШЕТО ПРЕКРАСНО БЛАГОДАТТНО ПЕЕЊЕ ПРОСЛАВУВАЊЕ НА БОГА....ОВА Е СРЦЕТО ШТО СЕКОГАШ КЕ ГОРИ ПО ХРИСТА БОГА...ГОСПОДИ НЕ ОСТАВАЈНЕ, ГОСПОДИ ИСУСЕ ХРИСТЕ СИНЕ БОЖЈИ ПОМИЛУЈНЕ

[@inheukeo1750]

Happy Lazarus Saturday everyone!

[@jkdbuck7670]

I'm not EO, but I love this song. John chapter 11 is my favorite chapter in all of Scripture.

[@teodorabianca209]

My heart is broken

[@waeljabbour1037]

Greetings from Syria

[@viktorschenerstedt7392]

Это Ангельский Хор!🙏 🌿🌹🌹🌹 Вера

[@zbigniewrogalski2882]

Bóg zapłać

[@cvetiyakimova4200]

Радвай се, Благодатна! Господ е с теб!❤❤❤

[@jeannettelelko2210]

O lord redeemer of all. Thankyou.

[@anaoara840]

Love this hymn!

[@teodorabianca209]

Call my name and bring me to life

[@fatihsen7983]

I am muslim and turkish guy, the sound is excellent i love it. Actually we all believe in the same thing in different ways. Greetings and love to all christian people, may peace be with all of us. Also greetings to our neighbor greece.

[@juliusbakker4415]

That’s rally kind. Love your to. I do have to say that after talking with a moslim I think there are a lot of fundamental differences

[@constantinexipalaeologus9393]

Actually we don't and we don't want to bear your self proclaimed fake pedophile warlord prophet who raped looted plundered the Jewish tribes of mecca and eliminated the Christians and jews from the Arabian peninsula throughout his life and his fake pagan deity allah, our god is Jehovah not your allah and yeshu is the manifestation of Jehovah in human form,

[@IlluminatiCheckerboardflooring]

Christ is God

[@fatihsen7983]

@@IlluminatiCheckerboardflooring Only in your belief. Even some Christians do not see Jesus as a god, some Christians see him only as a messenger prophet... and in our faith (islam) he is just a prophet and we love him very much.

[@IlluminatiCheckerboardflooring]

@@fatihsen7983 there is only one correct tradition, that of the Church established by Jesus Christ, “And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed” John 17:5

[@TheDancingPrancerette16]

Beautiful chant!

[@GodIsSalvation1]

Peace and blessings ❤❤❤✝️✝️✝️

[@andjelohalilovic1587]

Христос Воскресе !

[@inactivated101]

Truly, He Is Risen

[@mariaashot5648]

Not "He is the Life," but simply "He is Life." "He is Life!" I am a professional translator with a Harvard degree, 66 years old almost, and I have always been amazed by the oddity of the KJV Bible translation: "I am The Way, the Truth and 'the' Life," when the correct and only logical English usage - consistent with the precise meaning of the Greek koiné original - has to be "I am The Way, I am Truth and Life." Not "the" Life (as in "I am living the life!" which means some specific kind of lifestyle, like a Keto diet, or a spa vacation, or whatever) but LIFE ITSELF, all of it. "Jesus, the Word, is Life!" Life itself! Please remove the unnecessary definite article "the" from where you have it in this translated ode to the Resurrection of Lazarus.

[@ValenesCottageBakery]

This is absolutely beautiful and almost haunting. We sing one person per verse. I much prefer the whole choir. So angelic! ❤ Blessed lent!

[@teodorabianca209]

Rejoyce...when the day comes

[@jmalko9152]

Amen! Beautiful!

[@siddharthabanerjee6155]

WOAH HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS

[@sophrapsune]

Wow, that was truly magnificent!

[@OrthoKarter]

Christos Anesti!

[@camusmonamour]

Rejoice est un chant qui me comble de joie a l'idée que les fréres orthodox et catholiques se réunissent un jour en une même et magnifique louange pour Notre Divin Maître... Ne perdons pas de vue que cela rejouis beaucoup satan de nous voir ainsi éloigné, lui qui est aussi appelé le diviseur.

[@agiasf7330]

We pray for unity through the return of all who left Christ's Body, the Orthodox Church, by triple immersion baptism into the Orthodox Church.

[@theophanial9432]

thank you for sharing, what a beautiful and profound hymn

[@МихаилРыбаков-ж4з]

The best chant I've heard! Is there anything similar?

[@Ksmskns]

Today he is Hung Upon the Tree is a good one

[@JustinMorgan105kg]

- "O Give Thanks Unto The Lord" - "Open to me the gates of repentance" - "Blessed art thou O Lord"

[@seronymus]

Pepe/Wojak has become Orthodox

[@МихаилРыбаков-ж4з]

@@seronymus indeen you are right, good sir. To be more precise, for some years my guide in christianity and spiritual life were Gospels and what I consider holy books of a christian denomination that doesn't fully exist yet... those are books written by Daniil Andreev. They were written 70 years ago, published in Russia 30 years ago and are now being translated into english: rozamira.org/en/andreev/roseofworld/ My youtube channel has most of Andreev's books in form of audiobooks (sadly, only in russian for now) and also one audiobook chapter is made into a film: kzbin.info/aero/PL5kcGCiqqC0DGZeVAfyi6tCcmz_d5Y1w6&fbclid=IwAR2r3HnFOVdjmG6Fz3DT-J1V3Jt7_DJ94dv7RpcaDE0pcNR1ThnCxPA8oK4 P.S. pls help me with making this stuff better known, I'm dying (both ironically and literally)

[@diogenes1147]

Nice job, Charlie! Keep up the great work!

[@andresfelipeherrerapupiale9211]

God bless you ♥️✨✨♥️✨✨♥️✨✨♥️✨✨

[@وجدينصرالله-ل8م]

Happy Easter

[@pinger83]

I’ve heard the arabic version, never get the english version. Thanks.

[@ritakasairi4162]

Love it

[@LillianSmith-xo8tw]

Is it possible to buy a CD of these chants?

[@60Singing]

Yes. The CD is called “Thy Passion,” sung by the Boston Byzantine Choir. I believe you can find it on google

[@heatherstub]

Could someone please put all the lyrics here or in the description, please? Only part of them are included in the subtitles. Thank you so very, very much.

[@AnnaJordahl]

Rejoice, rejoice, O Bethany! On this day God came to thee, God came to thee; and in Him the dead are made alive, as is right for He is the Life! He is the Life! He is the Life! And in Him the dead are made alive, as is right for He is the Life! When Martha went to receive Him, grieving loudly with bitter tears, bitter tears, she poured out the sorrow of her heart to Him, with great sadness, wailing her lament. Wailing her lament, wailing her lament. She poured out the sorrow of her heart to Him, with great sadness, wailing her lament. She at once cried out unto Him, “My most compassionate Lord! My Lord! At the great loss of my brother Lazarus my heart is broken, help me! Help me! Help me! At the great loss of my brother Lazarus my heart is broken, help me! Jesus said to her, “Cease thy weeping, cease thy grieving and sad lament, sad lament; for thy brother, My most beloved friend Lazarus, very soon will live again! He will live again! He will live again! For thy brother, My most beloved friend Lazarus, very soon will live again!” Then He, the faithful Redeemer, made His way unto the tomb, unto the tomb, where He cried unto him who was buried four days, calling him forth, saying, “Lazarus, arise! Lazarus, arise! Lazarus, arise!” Where He cried unto him who was buried four days, calling him forth, saying, “Lazarus, arise! Come with haste, ye two sisters, and behold a wondrous thing, wondrous thing, for thy brother from the tomb has returned to life. To the beloved Redeemer now give thanks! Now give thanks! Now give thanks! For thy brother from the tomb has returned to life. To the beloved Redeemer now give thanks! To Thee, O Lord of creation, we kneel down in reverence profound, reverence profound; for all we who are dead in sin; in Thee, O Jesus, are made alive! We are made alive! We are made alive! For all we who are dead in sin; in Thee, O Jesus, are made alive! Rejoice, rejoice, O Bethany! On this day God came to thee, God came to thee; and in Him the dead are made alive, as is right for He is the Life! He is the Life! He is the Life! And in Him the dead are made alive, as is right for He is the Life! God bless!

[@heatherstub]

@@AnnaJordahl Oh thank you so much! I had most of them, so thank you for filling in the words I was missing. Have a Blessed Holy Week and a Great Pascha!

[@heatherstub]

@@AnnaJordahl Oh, and my Baptismal and Recording Artist's name is also Anna, to the glory of God, the Holy Trinity!

[@kingbadmovie]

Can anyone refer me to the Greek version of this beautiful music?

[@daphne2266]

I was searching for it myself earlier and couldnt find it in Greek. However, the composer of this hymn in 1800s is a Syrian Metropolitan, and it was composed in Arabic. The first translation was to English in 1986 by another Antiochian bishop. So I am not sure about the Greek translation

[@60Singing]

I don’t know if it exists in Greek. The original is in Arabic.

[@kingbadmovie]

@@60Singing Oh wow! Thanks for that, even after all this time!

[@Hannah-tv5vr]

I'm not orthodox, but love the tune! Do you know where I might find the sheet music?

[@orthodoxchristianchants5006]

You can find the sheet music here: ww1.antiochian.org/sites/default/files/rejoice_o_bethany.pdf

[@Hannah-tv5vr]

Thank you! One question: in the video here, it sounds like there are three voices/parts, but I only see two parts in the sheet music. Am I incorrect or missing something? Thanks again!

[@margarethaig272]

@@Hannah-tv5vr this group adds an additional ison under the high parts of the melody only, to fill it out more. Not in the music (and neither is the split of verses between men and women) but is a reasonable arrangement. I love this hymn!

[@Hannah-tv5vr]

@@margarethaig272 Thank you for the explanation!

[@agiasf7330]

Orthodox hymns & chants are for worship & prayer by Orthodox. Not by others & not for any other purpose.

[@Cp6uja]

IC XC NIKA ☦️

[@TheKonnoisseur11]

Is there a version of this with Arabic drums? (asking for a friend)

[@ТММ24]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3iwoWOAhJKYlck

[@heyamkakish2665]

So nice and pretty

[@raydoweyni9152]

❤️

[@dragutinnestorovic5658]

Thank you my Brothers and Sisters. ☦️🇷🇸

[@lbwolpert]

Who is the Bethany the song is referring to?

[@noahconstrictor100]

I've thought about that, and I'm pretty sure that it's the city of Bethany. I could be wrong, though.

[@orthodoxchristianchants5006]

Bethany is the name of the village where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead

[@thekingofsomewhere]

Bethany as in the town where Christ raised Lazarus from the dead (John 11).

[@ilinca8980]

Can you put the verses as .pdf here? Thank you!

[@tedsiljestrom9564]

Verses are below the music

[@ТММ24]

ww1.antiochian.org/sites/default/files/rejoice_o_bethany.pdf

[@firasjawjad436]

3:24

[@inactivated101]

Kyrie Eleison!

[@haydarr7903]

the arabic version is better 😐

[@thekingofsomewhere]

Don't hate on this version though

[@standowney6677]

fairuz's version is out of this world

[@standowney6677]

@Totus Tuus kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoWke4Knj5msZ68

[@Prismatic_Truth]

The content is the same. It doesn't matter what language it's in, it's the meaning that makes it beautiful.

[@D_R757]

Whatever version is edifying to the listener is best

[@deusvult3980]

❤️

[@GreekOrthodox.Antioch]

❤

[@MariusMarius-jn1ho]

❤

[@heyamkakish2665]

❤