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Divine liturgy of St. Basil with its hymns
Arabic introduction

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Shere Maria

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Kyrie eleison

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Unknown hymn - sung without words

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Procession of the lamb

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Signings of the lamb

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Introduction and prayer of thanksgiving

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Taishoure

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Hiteni [Prayer of the intercessions]

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The Pauline epistle - including Piehmot gar

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The catholic epistle

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Praxis response - Shere ne Maria

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The praxis

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Unknown hymn

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Trisagion

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Introduction to and litany for the Gospel

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The Gospel - psalm recitation

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Introduction to Gospel reading

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Gospel reading and conclusion

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Oouniatou [Prayer of the Veil]

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The three long litanies [Litany for peace]

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Litany for the fathers

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Litany for the assemblies

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The orthodox creed and response

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Introduction and prayer of reconciliation

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Aspasmos adam hymn

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Prelude to the anaphora

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The anaphora

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Aspasmos watos hymn

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Continuation of the anaphora

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The institution narrative

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The seven short litanies

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Litany of the waters

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The commemoration of the saints

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Ouoh nai nem

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The diptych

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Post-diptych

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Unknown hymn

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Introduction to the fraction

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The fraction

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Je peniot [Our father]

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Fragments after Je peniot

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Before the confession

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The confession

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Psalm 150

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Bread of life - hymn

About this Item

Title

  • Divine liturgy of St. Basil with its hymns

Other Title

  • St. Basil's liturgy
  • Saint Basil's liturgy
  • Coptic liturgy of St. Basil
  • Coptic liturgy of Saint Basil
  • John Gillespie duplication project

Names

  • Girgis, Father Marcus of Matai (vocalist)
  • Attalah, Sadiq (vocalist)
  • Gillespie, John E. (compiler)
  • Moftah, Ragheb -- 1898-2001 (director)
  • as-Suryani, Father Shenouda [His Holiness Pope Shenouda III] (vocalist)
  • Father Gregoriuos (vocalist)
  • Aziz, Father Ibrahim (vocalist)
  • Institute of Coptic Studies Choir (vocalist)

Created / Published

  • [1967].

Notes

  • -  Congregation Responses: The Institute of Coptic Studies Choir (performers)
  • -  Deacon Responses: Sadiq Attallah (performers)
  • -  Priests: Father Marcus Girgis of Matai, Father Shenouda as-Suryani (current Coptic Patriarch, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III) (performers)
  • -  Priests: Father Gregorius, Father Ibrahim Aziz (performers)
  • -  The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress (ownership)

Form

  • sound recording

Extent

  • 8 sound tape reels: analog, 15 ips, mono.; 10-inch

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2009655441

LC Classification

  • AFC 1970/037

Online Format

  • audio

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Claire Lamont, The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, for permission to reproduce Oriental Hymn Tunes by William Henry Temple, 1930.

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David Ramm, Editor-in-Chief, AMS Press, Brooklyn, New York, for permission to reproduce The Coptic Morning Service for the Lord’s Day by the Marquess of Bute.

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His Grace, Bishop Serapion, Bishop of Los Angeles, and His Grace, Bishop Youssef, Bishop of Southern USA, for permission to reproduce The Divine Liturgies of Saints Basil, Gregory and Cyril, 2001.

Youssef Sidhom, Editor-in-Chief, Watani Newspaper, for permission to use the documentary film, Eminent Copts in Egyptian History: The Power of Coptic Music, Ragheb Moftah 1998, which includes an interview with Moftah by the late Egyptian musicologist, Dr. Adel Kamel.

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Girgis, Father Marcus Of Matai, Sadiq Attalah, John E Gillespie, Ragheb Moftah, Father Shenouda His Holiness Pope Shenouda Iii As-Suryani, Father Gregoriuos, Father Ibrahim Aziz, and Institute Of Coptic Studies Choir. Divine liturgy of St. Basil with its hymns. [1967] Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/2009655441/.

APA citation style:

Girgis, F. M. O. M., Attalah, S., Gillespie, J. E., Moftah, R., As-Suryani, F. S. H. H. P. S. I., Father Gregoriuos [...] Institute Of Coptic Studies Choir. (1967) Divine liturgy of St. Basil with its hymns. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2009655441/.

MLA citation style:

Girgis, Father Marcus Of Matai, et al. Divine liturgy of St. Basil with its hymns. [1967] Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2009655441/>.