Oče naš sung by Divna Ljubojević
What i am rooting for in the Orthodox church is the chants. When i go every time in a divine liturgy, i feel blessed and like in heaven. Heaven as what God promised to us before Pentecost. I was educated in a Catholic school and knew the bible well even if i know only major ones. Since i knew the Orthodox church, i listened to an Arab orthodox at first. Then, Greek and Russian ones. I appreciated it but when i knew Serbian ones, i grow to like more every Orthodox chanting. It is sacred and what God taught us. It is not just by what us humans made but how God wanted to be represented always.
There is one saying, "life is nothing without music". This is not an exception, even in the very conservative Eastern orthodox church. It happened that everytime i listened to these chants, God is with me. Here in Japan, i know some keywords although i forgot it's exact verse since it is in Nihonggo and i am on a copycat mode often. Despite that i am a copycat if it not English, it is already on my heart. Everyone knows i am not a pseudo-Orthodox but an orthodox by heart and rooting for every single day that i can go there on a limited basis till my freedom comes.
I only know the Serbians ones as "Gospode Pomiluj" or "Blagosloven jesi Gospode" or easier ones. Every time i use my Youtube application on my iphone, i search for "srpska pravoslavna duhovna muzika" and there are a lot of videos. Maybe one day, i will be able to memorize the Srpski ones but also, Japanskog, Grčki and Ruski ones. Always remember, by memorizing every chants and prayers, it is like your heart is rooting for God and no one else and it is also a prayer in motion. No selfishness but expression of the heart for God. Nothing but his glory and our forgiveness.
Čudo od Sveti Knez Lazar
Gospode, Ja sam Plakao by Nana Peradze
Gospode Pomiluj
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