https://youtu.be/HUHvj1cxOs0
Loreena McKennit
Dante's Prayer
". . .Breathe life into this feeble heart
Lift this mortal veil of fear
Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears
We'll rise above these earthly cares
Cast your eyes on the ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless
Please remember me. . . "
Anonymous (c. 18th century) "Alleluia, Behold the Bridegroom"
Russian hymn sung on the first three days of Holy Week
St. Petersburg Chamber Choir
Matthew 24:1-13
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Behold the Bridegroom comes at midnight
and blessed is the servant whom he shall find watching
and unworthy is the servant whom he shall find unheeding
Take care, therefore, o my soul, do not be burdened by sleep,
In case you surrender yourself to sleep and be shut out of the Kingdom.
But wake yourself up, crying out -
"Holy, Holy, Holy, art Thou, O our God
through the Mother of God, have mercy on us."
https://youtu.be/HF8VsjShJes