Christos Anesti Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and to those in the tombs, granting life. The Eastern Orthodox Paschal hymn Christos Anesti is perhaps my favorite and what I believe is the most evocative hymn in all of Christendom. It's very simple too: "Christ is Risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and to those in the tombs, granting life." With Eastern Orthodox Easter or Pascha (Passover) happening today (April 19, 2020), I thought I'd throw a second blog post within a week just to cover this hymn. What stirs me about this hymn is both its lyrical content, which contain within it death, resurrection, and salvation elements and perfectly captures the theology of Easter, and the passionate celebratory manner which the song is sung in. See the video links for tastes (Note: Nothing compares to being in a service). VIDEO LINK 1 - During a Pascha Service VIDEO LINK 2 - Vocal Recording VIDEO LINK 3 -...
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