Russian Orthodox Chant: "Litany of Fervent Supplication"

Here I present The Litany of Fervent Supplication by Alexander Gretchaninov
taken from his Liturgy of S.t John Chrysostom No 4.
Sung here by Canctus Sacred Music Ensemble under the direction
of Ludmila Arshavskaya.
Priest - Father Alexei Godunov.
Unlike the Great litany, in which petitions are for the whole world, all groups of people in all places, in the Litany of Fervent Supplication the petitions are specifically for people who, either directly or indirectly, are involved in the local church community, the ruling bishop(s), clergy, civil authorities and so on......
At Daily Vespers and daily matins, the Litany is conducted at the end of the service.
Priest: Let us say with all our soul, and with all our mind, let us say.
Choir: Lord, have mercy
Priest: Lord, Almighty, God of our fathers, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Priest: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Furthermore, we pray for the honourable Orthodox patriarchs and bishops, and for all our brethren in Christ.
Choir: Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Priest: Furthermore, we pray for the God-protected Russian land and for its salvation.
Choir: Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Furthermore, we pray for the blessed and ever-memorable founders of this holy temple, and for all our fathers and brethren, the Orthodox departed, who lie here and throughout the world.
Choir: Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Furthermore, we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, pardon and remission of sins of the servants of God, the brethren of this holy temple.
Choir: Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Furthermore, we pray for those who hear fruit and do good works in this holy and all- honourable temple, for those who labor, for those who sing, and for all the people here present, who await Thy great and rich mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.
Photographs:
The Novospassky Monastery in Moscow. The Monastery is one of the fortified monasteries surrounding Moscow. Interestingly, during the Soviet years, the monastery was used as a prison. During the 1970's an art restoration institute was housed within its walls and finally in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the monastery was returned to the Orthodox Church.

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