Russian Orthodox hymn "O Lord, Save Thy People"

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The Russian Orthodox hymn "O Lord, Save Thy People" is a traditional liturgical chant used in Orthodox Christian worship, especially associated with prayers for divine protection and victory.

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Russian Orthodox hymn "O Lord, Save Thy People" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Orthodox Christian hymn ⓘ
Russian Orthodox hymn ⓘ
liturgical chant ⓘ
addressedTo the Lord Jesus Christ ⓘ
linked to: Jesus Christ
associatedTheme blessing of rulers and people ⓘ
intercession for the faithful ⓘ
prayer for divine protection ⓘ
prayer for victory over adversaries ⓘ
associatedWith imperial and state ceremonies in Russian history ⓘ
prayers for the nation ⓘ
prayers in time of war or danger ⓘ
containsReferenceTo Christian people as God’s inheritance ⓘ
the Cross of Christ ⓘ
continuityOfUse still used in contemporary Orthodox worship ⓘ
culturalAssociation Orthodox Slavic liturgical heritage ⓘ
Russian religious culture ⓘ
function expression of trust in God’s protection ⓘ
invocation of blessing ⓘ
supplication for help ⓘ
hasLiturgicalGenre troparion-type hymn ⓘ
language Church Slavonic ⓘ
liturgicalPosition sung after the Little Entrance in some usages ⓘ
used as a troparion in some services ⓘ
liturgicalUse Divine Liturgy ⓘ
Moleben ⓘ
linked to: Marian moleben

Processions ⓘ
Services for the blessing of arms or troops ⓘ
musicalTradition Kievan chant (in some versions) ⓘ
Obikhod chant (in some versions) ⓘ
Russian chant ⓘ
Znamenny chant (in some versions) ⓘ
performanceContext Orthodox Christian worship ⓘ
Russian Orthodox parish services ⓘ
monastic services ⓘ
performancePractice chant ⓘ
unaccompanied singing ⓘ
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
textSource Byzantine liturgical tradition ⓘ
theologicalFocus Christ as King ⓘ
linked to: Kingship of Jesus

God’s protection of the Church ⓘ
victory through the Cross ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse modern era ⓘ
pre-modern era ⓘ
titleInChurchSlavonic Господи, спаси люди Твоя ⓘ
titleInEnglish O Lord, Save Thy People ⓘ
usedBy choir ⓘ
clergy ⓘ
congregation ⓘ

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1812 Overture, Op. 49 → quotesMelody → Russian Orthodox hymn "O Lord, Save Thy People" ⓘ