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05/06/2021 – Tchaikovsky’s “Hymn of the Cherubim”: A Celestial Meditation

I am a posting early in our Friday post of classical praise music. (Sunday, Tuesday, Friday). As you will read in the history below, this is from St. John Chrysosstom’s, Divine Liturgy, used in the celebration of the eucharistic in the mass of the Eastern Orthodox Church. St. John was Archbishop of Constantinople in the 5th century.

Homework question: Who were the Cherubim and where do they appear in the Bible?

First, the history by Timothy Judd of the listeners club:

Now, listen to Tchaikovsky “Hymn of the Cherubim” – 1 hour in length:

Soli Deo Gloria!