Elder Damaskinos and his brotherhood chant the Polychronion at Mount Athos
What the video says
This is a doxological hymn addressed to Christ. It proclaims that only the Only-begotten Son, the immortal God the Word, accepted to be incarnate for our salvation from the Holy Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, becoming man without change. He was crucified as Christ God, trampling death by death, and is glorified together with the Father and the Holy Spirit as one of the Holy Trinity. The hymn closes with the prayer: 'Save us.'
Key moments
- Only the Only-begotten Son, the immortal God the Word, accepted to be incarnate for our salvation.
- He took flesh from the Holy Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary and became man without change.
- Christ God was crucified and trampled death by death.
- He is glorified together with the Father and the Holy Spirit as one of the Holy Trinity.
- The hymn ends with the prayer: 'Save us.'
A recording from Mount Athos shows Elder Damaskinos and his brotherhood chanting the Polychronion, sung in Greek in Byzantine style at the monastery. The post tags it with Orthodox, Byzantine, chant, Mount Athos and monastery, and names the piece in Romanian, Greek and English. The hymn is doxological and addressed to Christ. It proclaims that only the Only-begotten Son, the immortal God the Word, accepted to be incarnate for our salvation.
He took flesh from the Holy Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary and became man without change. Christ God was crucified and trampled death by death. He is glorified together with the Father and the Holy Spirit as one of the Holy Trinity. The chant closes with the prayer: 'Save us.' The recording lets listeners hear the brotherhood's Byzantine singing as it sounds in the monastery, with the text of the hymn set out for those who want to follow the words while they listen.
Main points
- Elder Damaskinos and his brotherhood chant the Polychronion in Greek at Mount Athos.
- The hymn proclaims that the Only-begotten Son, the immortal God the Word, accepted to be incarnate for our salvation.
- He took flesh from the Holy Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary and became man without change.
- Christ God was crucified and trampled death by death, and is glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit as one of the Holy Trinity.
- The chant ends with the prayer: 'Save us.'