Lord, I have cried (Psalms 140, 141, 129, 116)

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"Lord, I have cried (Psalms 140, 141, 129, 116)" is a central psalm-based chant in the Orthodox Christian evening service, traditionally sung as the main psalmody of Great Vespers.

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Lord, I have cried (Psalms 140, 141, 129, 116) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Orthodox Christian hymn
liturgical chant
psalmody
alsoKnownAs Gospodi vozvakh (in Slavonic tradition)
Kyrie ekekraxa (in Greek tradition)
associatedWith daily cycle of services
evening worship
incense offering at Vespers
lighting of lamps
basedOnText Psalms
surface form: Book of Psalms
hasPart Psalm 116
Psalm 129
Psalm 140
Psalm 141
includes stichera hymns
language Church Slavonic
Greek
various vernacular languages
liturgicalBook Horologion
Menaion
Octoechos
Psalter
liturgicalFunction evening prayer
main psalmody of Great Vespers
liturgicalPosition central portion of Great Vespers
mode sung in various Byzantine tones
musicalForm psalm chant
responsorial chant
occasion Sundays and feast days
weekday Vespers
openingWords Lord, I have cried unto Thee
performedBy cantor
choir
congregation
textSource Septuagint numbering of Psalms
theme repentance
supplication
trust in God
tradition Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
usedIn Great Vespers
Orthodox Christian evening service

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Great Vespers hasComponent Lord, I have cried (Psalms 140, 141, 129, 116)