Byzantine chant - Ἰωσήφ, εἰπὲ ἡμῖν

Medieval Byzantine chant Title: “Ἰωσήφ, εἰπὲ ἡμῖν“ (Tell us, Joseph) Service: Matins of Nativity (Troparion of the 3rd Hour) Performers: Greek Byzantine Choir ~ Greek: Ἰωσήφ, εἰπὲ ἡμῖν, πῶς ἐκ τὼν ἁγίων ἣν παρέλαβες Κόρην, ἔγκυον φέρεις ἐν Βηθλεέμ; Ἐγὼ φησι, τοὺς Προφήτας ἐρευνήσας, καὶ χρηματισθεὶς ὑπὸ Ἀγγέλου, πέπεισμαι, ὅτι Θεὸν γεννήσει ἡ Μαρία ἀνερμηνεύτως· οὗ εἰς προσκύνησιν, Μάγοι ἐξ Ἀνατολῶν ἥξουσι, σὺν δώροις τιμίοις λατρεύοντες. Ὁ σαρκωθεὶς δι’ ἡμᾶς, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. English: Tell us, Joseph, how did you receive a pregnant girl from the Saints to bring in Bethlehem? I studied the Prophets and received the counsel of an Angel, and I am convinced that Mary will wondrously give birth to God, for whose worship, wise men from the Orient will come, bearing precious gifts. Glory to You, oh Lord, who took flesh for us.
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