Choruses Rev. Gregory Sinaita

"Choruses" by St. Gregory of Sinaite are a set of liturgical hymns (magnifications) intended for singing at the end of the Canon of the Life-Giving Trinity at the Sunday Midnight Office. The central theme of the choruses is the solemn glorification of the Holy Trinity. Particular attention is paid to Christ as “God the Word” and “Giver of Life”, resurrected and victorious over death. The majesty of God is emphasized by the mention of the trembling Cherubim and the praising Angelic Hosts. These choruses are sung at the end of the Canon of the Life-Giving Trinity for the voice of the week. The number and order of these magnifications does not coincide in different editions: in modern Greek books there are four magnifications: 1 [another version of the text: It is truly worthy to eat / sing of the pre-divine Trinity: / the Beginningless Father and the whole Creator, / the Co-beginning Son, unchangeably born from the Father before the ages / and the Holy Spirit, supertemporally proceeding from the Father.], 2, 3, 8; in modern Slavic 7 magnifications: 2, 3, 1B [from the words: Whom everyone sings:], 4, 5, 6, 2B [another version of the text: Whom the Cherubim tremble and fear / and the Angelic armies glorify, / from the Virgin ineffably incarnate / Christ the Giver of life we ​​will glorify with fear!]; in early printed (Donikon) books there are 8 greatnesses: 1, 4, 5, 3, 6, 2, 7, 8; In addition to those indicated, there are other minor discrepancies in the text. In this regard, we present our combined version of the text. You might be interested in: