Георгий Свиридов. Киевский камерный хор КРЕДО - Святый Боже (Трисвятое)

Georgy Sviridov. Kyiv chamber choir CREDO - Holy God (Trisagion) Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. Traditional origins An Icon of Christ the Ancient of Days fresco Ubisi, Georgia The Greek phrase Trisagion translates as “Thrice Holy“ – as in this hymn God is described as holy in three different qualities; Agios o Theos means “Holy God“. The hymn is of great antiquity, and perhaps much older than the event assigned by the Greek Menology as connected to its origin. The tradition recounts that during the reign of Theodosius II (408-450) Constantinople was shaken by a violent earthquake, 24 September, and that whilst the people, the emperor and the Patriarch Proclus of Constantinople (434-446) were praying for heavenly assistance, a child was suddenly lifted into midair, to whom all cried out Kyrie eleison (’Lord, have mercy’). The child was then seen to descend again to the earth, and in a loud voice he exhorted the people to pray :