Katavasi of Christmas

First Canon
Chanted Nov. 21 - Dec 25

Translation by
Father Seraphim Dedes.
Transcription by
George K. Duvall

Mode 1. Ode i.

x b 34
xb

Christ

is

dwell on
v

xb c

Christ

the

24

born,

24

coun- ter Him!

x b 34

,
x b 34

ges,
m

xb c

To the

2
4

and

out seed,

xb c

Son

who

to

alt - ed the

be - got - ten

was

let

strength;

Sing

spir

ri

to the

Lord all you who

24

you

. j .

glo

its,

heav - en, en m

in mer - ry

rise to Him!

fied.

Ode iii.

2
4

late - ly made in

God now

of our

of the

car - nate

of

flux

us

cry

2
4

3
4

c . j

on-ly You are

ho - ly, O

Fa - ther be - fore the a -

loud,
M

>

3
c
4

2
4

horn

Christ is come from

m

with - out

2
4

Christ

glo - ri - fy!

and

birth, for He is

3
4

peo - ples, praise His

xb

earth,

earth,

there - fore
m

is on

3
4

the

Vir - gin with -

'You

Lord.'

2
4

have

ex -

xb

xb c

car-nate, the

peace

Coun- sel, who

sing

24
v

Such as it re

Your

ceived

You its flow - er

2
4 n

24

her who knew not

and

as Your

is

grant - ing

light of god - ly
m

3
4
glo - ry,

24 v

Ode vi.

Jo - nah as an

em - bry

er

cies, Your

ger,
m

the

There - fore
m

wak - ing from the

34 ,

knowl - edge,

Lov

peace.

Lord.

mer

mes - sen

us Your
m

2
c
4
v

34

24

in -

. j .

of

c
v

came

Fa - ther

us

34

Glo-ry to Your pow-er, O

called 'o- ver -

You

God.

man

blos - somed

once was

2
4

Ode v.

guid - ed to the

night to dawn we

xb

From

hav - ing been

sent un - to
v

of Great

x b 34

xb

34

34 v

xb c

An - gel

te - ri - al

of

You have

and

24

Hb- ak - kuk pro - phet - ic - 'ly

34
2
4

God

Christ,

moun - tain.'

im - ma

x b 24

Vir- gin, who by

m

m
, 2 v
xb c
4

Son

shad - owed, dense

xb

34

Jes - es's root pro - duced a branch, O

forth from the

xb

Ode iv.

of

3 ,
4
o,

man.

the

sea-beast dis-

xb

The

xb c
xb

chant - ed

ho - lo - caust,

say - ing, 'O

xb

We

xb

praise

or - di - nar - y

won

der,

24

God

the

for it did not

and

He

in

trep - id - ly

midst

burn the youths

ship the

im - age

Lord.

of an ex - tra -

34

it

the

bless - d.'

wor

of flames they

fa - thers, You are

bore

24

j c

3
4

fur - nace

pre -

to - geth - er,

and we

ly

cree,

bless

34

stand- ing in the

Ode viii.
v

of

,
2
4 .

c . j

the

suf- ered He,

while

pi - ous

when

forth from her,

im - pi - ous king's de

and we

Bab - y - lon's be - dew - ing

m
m

xb

He came

birth.

24

Ode vii.

and

34

thus,

nur - tured

flesh,

Vir - gin, though,

her no flux- ion

24

chil - dren,

faced the threat of

xb

from

child

ing on

with con - tempt re - gard - ing the

m
v

c .

With the

For

un - al - tered in

xb

tact.

tak

in - cor - rupt.

in her

dwelt

serv- ing her yet

v
kept her

in

x b 34

bowels
m

Lo - gos had

xb

gorged him from its

x b 34

ac

cept - ed,

nor

x b 24

did

the

fire

So

let

xb

j
b

.
a

ges.

xb

the

tain - a - ble, re - clined

mag

ni

is

ex - alt

fy.

as

U

-

2
4

all

cre -

it

a - tion

Him su - preme - ly

to

the

great

er

in

hon - or and in

en.

24

che

babe,

~
j b

which

whom

ru

in

i - cal

bic

Christ our

ex

mys- ter - y.

34

strange and par - a - dox

m

heav - en,

,
. j

who is

,
n . j
man - ger a
grand
space, in
m
,
24 34

her

womb where - in
m

xb

xb

grot - to

Vir - gin,

see here

34 v

praise, 'Let

heav

be - hold! the

xb c

mies of

it

Ode ix.

For,

>

mag - ni - fy

ar

chant in

34

and let

glo - ry than the

my soul,

xb

xb

xb

and ex - tol the Lord,

24

us mel - o - di - ous - ly

xb c

bless

of Di - vi - ni - ty con - sume the Vir - gin's

m
v

,
x b 34
c

went.

throne is

the

God, the un - con m

m

tol - ing do we