The female trio of the Holy Resurrection Cathedral sings, Bishkek
You have given wealth to those who fear You, Lord.
Verse: From the ends of the earth I cried to You.
Verse: I will cover myself in the blood of Your kril.
Verse: Thus I will sing to Your Name forever.
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A prokeimenon is called great if it has 3 verses (whereas an ordinary prokeimenon has one verse) and is therefore sung 4½ times. The great prokeimenon is used only at Vespers and only on the following occasions: on Saturday evenings (“The Lord reigns...” at Sunday vigil, which is the most frequent great prokeimenon and is sung 51 times a year), at vespers of the twelve feasts of the Lord and Antipascha (7 days in total), on the week of the evening of Pentecost (6 days), on all days of Bright Week (6 days). Thus, the great prokeimenon is sung 70 times a year.
Whenever the Great Prokeimenon is sung, the entrance to Vespers is performed for its sake. According to the Charter, the prokeimenon and its verses must be proclaimed (sung) by the canonarch in the center of the temple; according to our practice, this is done by the deacon, being in the altar next to the High Place.
In addition to the great prokeimenon proper, in the services of the Orthodox Church there are hymns that are not called prokeimenon in the books, but in fact are great prokeimenon: “God is the Lord...” at Matins, “May my prayer be corrected...” at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts and “Arise, O God, judge of the earth...” at the liturgy of Holy Saturday.
The great prokeimenon “Thou hast given wealth to those who fear Thee, O Lord,” taken from Psalm 60: verses 6b, 3a, 5b, 9a (Ps. 60).
This prokeimenon is sung 4 times a year: in the 1st, 3rd and 5th Weeks of Lent in the evening, also on Bright Saturday (note: unlike its “brother” “Do not turn away Thy face...”, the prokeimenon “Thou hast given wealth...” is sung not only in the weeks of Lent, but also on Bright Week.
Like the prokeimenon “Do not turn away...”, “Thou hast given the property...” did not immediately begin to be performed as great: in the Studio Typicons it still has only one verse, “From the end of the earth...”, three verses it receives only in the manuscripts of the Jerusalem Rule.