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Divna Ljubojevic & Melodi-  Dostojno jest / Достојно јест

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Psalm 103Of David.

1 Praise the Lord, my soul;    all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, my soul,    and forget not all his benefits— 3 who forgives all your sins    and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit    and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

6 The Lord works righteousness    and justice for all the oppressed.

7 He made known his ways to Moses,    his deeds to the people of Israel: 8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,    slow to anger, abounding in love. 9 He will not always accuse,    nor will he harbor his anger forever; 10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve    or repay us according to our iniquities. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,    so great is his love for those who fear him; 12 as far as the east is from the west,    so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

13 As a father has compassion on his children,    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; 14 for he knows how we are formed,    he remembers that we are dust. 15 The life of mortals is like grass,    they flourish like a flower of the field; 16 the wind blows over it and it is gone,    and its place remembers it no more. 17 But from everlasting to everlasting    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,    and his righteousness with their children’s children— 18 with those who keep his covenant    and remember to obey his precepts.

19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven,    and his kingdom rules over all.

20 Praise the Lord, you his angels,    you mighty ones who do his bidding,    who obey his word. 21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,    you his servants who do his will. 22 Praise the Lord, all his works    everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, my soul.

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Divna & Melόdi - Stihire Pashe / Стихире Пасхе. Divna Ljubojevic is a Serbian singer who specialises in Byzantine Chant, and chants from the Eastern Orthodox Churches. Her voice is crystal clear, able to maintain the difficult melodic lines required for this kind of music. I believe this title means the Chant for Pascha, or Easter. (Only recently did I realise that the word “Pascha” has Hebrew roots, which is unsurprising, as this feast was based on Pesach). 

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The great Serbian singer, Divna Ljubojevic in concert with her choir, “Melodi”, with Eastern Orthodox chants. While not Eastern Orthodox, I do admire the musical tradition. Ljubojevic sings very pure notes, which suits the difficult melodic lines of Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine chanting. 

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I have yet to hear any mainstream singer with a voice as pure and beautiful as that of Divna Ljubojevic, the Serbian singer who mainly records Eastern Orthodox Chants. Her is one of her secular offerings, a cover of Bagaja’s “Od Kada tebe volim”. No idea what it means, but is beautiful. 

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Дивна Љубојевић, "Ангелскиј собор" – византијски напев, гл. 5

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Divna Ljubojevic sings the Polyeleos. This means Many mercies, and refers to Psalm 136 where the phrase “for his mercy endureth forever” is repeated. I assume that the Greek word “eleos” is connected to the word “eleison”, as in “Kyrie Eleison” (Lord have mercy). 

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Divna Ljubojevic and her Choir Melodi sing Jelici vo Hrista. From her album of Eastern Orthodox chants.