The text is a profound expression of gratitude and awe toward creation. Key phrases include:
: The text also appears as the "First Antiphon" in Rachmaninoff's earlier Liturgy (Op. 31), though that version is generally simpler than the version in the Vigil [ 0.5.12 ]. blagoslovi_duse_moya_gospoda
: This is considered the definitive choral setting, composed in just two weeks in 1915 [ 0.5.23 ]. The text is a profound expression of gratitude
"" (Old Church Slavonic for " Bless the Lord, O my soul ") is a central text in the Eastern Orthodox liturgy, primarily known as the Second Movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s masterpiece, the All-Night Vigil (Op. 37). Musical and Liturgical Context : This is considered the definitive choral setting,
: Bless the Lord, O my soul [ 0.5.34 ]. "Blagosloven esi, Gospodi" : Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
: This movement serves as the introduction to the Vespers portion of the service. It is a musical setting of Psalm 103 (or 102 in the Septuagint numbering).