It is Truly Meet (F major)

Dmitri Bortniansky's setting of the ancient Orthodox text begins with the proclamation 'It is truly meet,' a powerful declaration of the Virgin Mary's blessed status. The SATB choir sings this in Church Slavonic, echoing the tradition of Eastern Christian chant and polyphony. The text exalts Mary as 'more honourable than the cherubim and beyond compare more glorious than the seraphim,' for she bore God the Word, the Mother of our God. Bortniansky crafts a moving anthem that captures the profound reverence and theological depth of these words, offering a rich and sonorous musical setting for a cappella choir.