Day 9 - Бог предвічний (God Eternal was born)
God Eternal was born is a Ukrainian Christmas carol. It tells the Gospel story of the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem and the events of Christmas. This carol is one of the most famous in Western Ukraine. In many regions of Galicia (Western Ukraine, on the border with Poland), it is sung first at the Christmas dinner table. It is also performed in churches after the liturgy, starting at Christmas and ending with the Ascension of the Lord. Ivan Franko (poet, writer, political activist, ethnographer) considered God Eternal was born to be the best of all Ukrainian church songs, calling it a pearl among carols.
Here are all the verses to God Eternal was born. I'm not sure how many verses are used in the performances below.
God Eternal was Born
The eternal God was born
Came today from heaven
To save all his people,
And was comforted.
Born in Bethlehem:
Messiah, our Christ
And our Lord, for all of us
We were born.
The Angel of God introduced himself:
Forward to the shepherds,
And yesterday to stars
And the beasts of the earth.
As the Virgin gave birth to a Son,
The star is where Christ is
The Bride is Precious
She gave birth to a son.
The Three Kings Bring Gifts
To the city of Bethlehem,
Where is the Virgin Mary
The son has given birth.
The star appeared to them
On the way, oh God,
At will, at the donkey
She announced to them:
Three kings, where are you going?
We are going to Bethlehem
Best wishes, peace
And we will return.
Returned another way,
Bad, shameless,
Godless Herod
They didn't tell.
The Angel says to Joseph:
With the Baby and with the Mothers,
With a foal, a colt
Nai is buried.
"Thank God!" let's sing
Glory to the Son of God
And to our Lord
Let's bow down.
God Eternal was Born - National Bandurist Chapel of Ukraine
God Eternal was Born - Hoosli Ukrainian Male Chorus
God Eternal was Born - the School of Anna Yaroslavna
God Eternal was Born - Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic, Hamtramck, Michigan
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