Cherubic Hymn
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The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Christian hymn
ⓘ
Eucharistic hymn ⓘ liturgical chant ⓘ |
| accompanies | procession of Eucharistic gifts ⓘ |
| addressedTo | worshippers ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Great Entrance ⓘ |
| genre | Byzantine chant ⓘ |
| hasVersionIn |
Arabic
ⓘ
Church Slavonic ⓘ English ⓘ Georgian ⓘ Romanian ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalAction | sung while bread and wine are carried to the altar ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Eucharistic liturgy ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
accompanies the Great Entrance
ⓘ
prepares for the Eucharistic sacrifice ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | fixed hymn of the Divine Liturgy ⓘ |
| mentions | cherubim ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | solemn chant ⓘ |
| partOf |
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ |
| performedBy |
cantor
ⓘ
choir ⓘ congregation ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
festal antiphons on Holy Thursday in some traditions
ⓘ
special hymns on Great Saturday in some traditions ⓘ |
| replacedDuring | certain festal liturgies ⓘ |
| requires | reverent silence from clergy during Great Entrance ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Corpus Christi processions
ⓘ
surface form:
procession of Christ the King
union of earthly and heavenly worship ⓘ |
| textOpening | "Οἱ τὰ Χερουβεὶμ μυστικῶς εἰκονίζοντες" ⓘ |
| textOpeningTranslation | "Let us who mystically represent the Cherubim" ⓘ |
| textTheme | bringing the King of all invisibly escorted by angelic hosts ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
heavenly worship
ⓘ
laying aside earthly cares ⓘ mystical representation of the cherubim ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Antiochian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ
surface form:
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ Ukrainian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Catholic Churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
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