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The Cherubikon, or Cherubic Hymn, is the troparion normally sung at the Great Entrance during the Byzantine liturgy. The hymn symbolically incorporates those present at the liturgy into the presence of the angels gathered around God's throne.

The Cherubikon is divided into two parts. The first is sung by the people before the celebrant begins the procession with the Gifts, and the second, immediately after the celebrant has completed the commemorations. The troparion begins as a solemn hymn:

We who mystically represent the Cherubim,
and who sing to the Life-Giving Trinity the thrice-holy hymn,
let us now lay aside all earthly cares
that we may receive the King of all,
escorted invisibly by the angelic orders.
Alleluia[3]

Οἱ τὰ Χερουβεὶμ μυστικῶς εἰκονίζοντες, καὶ τῇ ζωοποιῷ Τριάδι τὸν Τρισάγιον ὕμνον προσάδοντες, πᾶσαν νῦν βιοτικὴν ἀποθώμεθα μέριμναν, ὡς τὸν Βασιλέα τῶν ὅλων ὑποδεξόμενοι, ταῖς ἀγγελικαῖς ἀοράτως δορυφορούμενον τάξεσιν. Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα.

أيها الممثلون الشيروبيم سرياً ، والمرنمون التسبيح المثلث تقديسه للثالوث المحيي ، لنطرح عنا كلَ اهتمام دنيوي .أذ أننا مزمعون أن نستقبل ملك الكل ، تحف به المراتب الملائكية بحال غير منظور. هلليلوييا. (ثلاثًا

The Hymn of the Cherubim is chanted by: Greek Byzantine Choir
Choir director: Lycourgos Angelopoulos

www.stpaulbrisbane.org.au
Categories: Chant
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