Music - Old & Ancient

Blessed is the man - Fragments of the all-night vigil kathisma.

Kerzhensky (Old Believer- Russian Old-rite) monastery chant.



Hymns of the Liturgy of Sacred Ancient Chant.
Песнопения литургии древнерусских роспевов

Ukraine - Україна

Blessed Art Thou O Lord (Kiev Chant) - Hubble

Poland - Polska

Bogurodzica - Mater Dei - Theotokos
The oldest preserved Polish Christian hymn.

Czech Republic - Česko

Great Moravian Hymn - Velkomoravský chorál
Oldest preserved Slavic (Great Moravian) Christian hymn.



Lord, Have Mercy on Us is English name for the oldest recorded song from Czech lands,
the hymn Hospodine pomiluj ny. A paraphrase of the Kyrie Eleison with deep choral melody,
the song is very impressive. Its text preserves traces of Church Slavonic origin.

Slovakia - Slovensko

Slovanské Velikonoce - Slavic Easter
Slavic spiritual song of the 9th-10th century.
Video shows the oldest preserved Slavic church in the world
and oldest preserved Christian church in Central Europe of the 9th century.