Byzantine Orthodox chant: Σῶσον, Κύριε, τὸν λαόν - Lord, Save Your People (Lyric video)

Please support for our channel : (you can donate as little as 1$ ): ---- Special thanks to our patrons on Patreon and SubscribeStar, whom with their contributions helped our work. ---- About the chant: Christians have always prayed for their country, even when its leadership was persecuting them. The Lord Jesus was displayed on the cross as an anti-Roman revolutionary, yet He never advocated revolt as many Jewish zealots did. His approach was rather, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (Mark 12:17). The apostolic writings, composed when Roman officials began repressing Christians, still insisted, “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities” (Romans 13:1). St Paul here offered his most elaborated statement on supporting the civil authority by prayer “For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever re