Baptist and Forerunner is The Divine Liturgy CD of the Synaxis of St. John the Baptist and sung by an ensemble of male chanters from St. Lawrence Orthodox Church in Felton, CA (Jerusalem Patriarchate). A Festal Celebration of the Hand by which our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ was Baptized!
A virtually complete recording of the hymnology of the Divine Liturgy celebrated on the feast of the Synaxis of St. John the Baptist, in the Eastern liturgical cycle. The majority of the chants are Byzantine or the most common "Russian" chant forms. Liner notes booklet includes complete hymn text in English.
1. Great Doxology Byzantine--Tone Six
2. Troparion – Synaxis Byzantine--Tone Two
3. Troparion- Theophany Byzantine--Tone One
4. Great Litany Byzantine Melody
5. First Antiphon (Festal) Znamenny Chant
6. Little Litany
7. Second Antiphon (Festal) Znamenny Chant
8. Only Begotten Son Greek Melody
9. Little Litany
10. Third Antiphon Theophany Troparion with Psalm Verses
11. Come Let Us Worship Byzantine--Tone Two
12. Troparion – Theophany Byzantine--Tone One
13. Troparion – Synaxis Byzantine--Tone Two
14. Kontakion – Synaxis Byzantine--Tone Six
15. Kontakion – Theophany Melody: "Today the Virgin..."
16. As Many as Have Been Baptized Byzantine--Tone One
17. Prokeimenon: "The Righteous..." Znamenny Chant-Tone Seven
18. The Epistle (ACTS 19:1-8)
19. Alleluia Znamenny Chant--Tone Five
20. The Holy Gospel (John 1:29-34)
21. The Cherubic Hymn Themes from Byzantine Tones One and Six
22. The Anaphora Znamenny Chant
23. Theotokion (Festal) Canon Tone Two
24. One is Holy Serbian Melody
25. Communion Hymn - Theophany Byzantine--Tone One
26. Communion Hymn – Synaxis Choral Arrangement
27. Festal Troparion Byzantine--Tone One
28. Let Our Mouths Be Filled With Your Praise Byzantine-- Tone Five
29. Ambon Prayers / Blessed Be the Name (Choral Arrangement) / Dismissal
30. Magnification – Theophany Obikhod
31. Sessional Hymn following the Magnification Melody: "Lifted up..."
