SISTERS OF THE IVERON MONASTERY - WHITE PIGEONS FLEW

THE PIGEONS FLEW The pigeons flew, white pigeons flew, But we are not pigeons and we are not white. We are Apostles sent from the heavens. What have we seen? What have we heard? How a soul parted from its body. Goodbye, goodbye, my white body… Refrain: Is this my soul? O Lord, have mercy! There is a long way before my soul. It has a long way ahead and a heavy burden to bear… Refrain: Is this my soul? O Lord, have mercy! It is hard to bear my heavy sins, Which are rather grave and bad ones… Refrain: Is this my soul? O Lord, have mercy! The Angels began to say, “O soul, it is too late for you to repent…” Refrain: Is this my soul? O Lord, have mercy! You will walk past the Kingdom of Heaven And you will not enter it. Refrain: Is this my soul? O Lord, have mercy! It is joyous to live in Heaven, It is joyous to live there, but there is no one to live there. Refrain: Is this my soul? O Lord, have mercy! A tree of cypress grows there And its branches are silver. Birds of paradise sit on these branches and sing… They sing, “Lord, have mercy!” #orthodoxchants #orthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #Jesusprayer #archpriestSergiyBaranov #monasterylife #orthodoxchristianity #Orskmonastery #monasticlife #spirituallife #russianorthodoxchurch #Jesusprayer #orthodoxLiturgy #DivineLiturgy #Liturgy