Svete tixij (kievskogo raspeva)
Language: Church Slavonic 
Our translations:  ENG
Svete tixij,
svyaty'ya slavy' Bezsmertnago, 
Otcza Nebesnago,
Svyatago, Blazhennago,
Iisuse Xriste!
Prishedshe
na zapad solncza,
videvshe svet vechernij.

Poem Otcza, Sy'na i Svyatago Duxa, Boga.
dostoin esi vo vsya vremena,
pet by'ti glasy' prepodobny'mi,
Sy'ne Bozhij, zhivot dayaj:
temzhe mir Tya slavit.

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  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Gentle light (Kiev chant)", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2004-07-10
Line count: 13
Word count: 42