Canon of Holy Saturday • Канон Великой Субботы по-английски

This is the “Canon of Holy Saturday“ sung by St. Mary’s choir led by Dn. Gregory Ealy. St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral in Minneapolis. 4/18/14, Holy Friday Matins and Lamentations. TEXT: Ode 1 - Of old Thou didst bury the pursuing tyrant beneath the waves of the sea. Now the children of those who were saved bury Thee beneath the earth. But like the maidens, let us sing to the Lord, for gloriously has He been glorified. Ode 3 - Thou didst suspend the earth immovably upon the waters.