The first half of the hymn is in reality Isaiah 6:3. It is the hymn of the triumph of the Angelic Hosts over the devil. The Hebrew term 'Sabaoth' refers to the power of God. The second half of the hymn consists of two elements: i. the glorification of God by the Angels and ii. the hymn with which the people of Jerusalem received Christ. Thus by chanting this hymn we imitate the Angels and at the same time we imitate the people of the Holy City.

The Divine Liturgy is celebrated in this world but the Triumphal Hymn indicates that it is an icon of the incessant glorification of God by the Archangels. It is therefore a confirmation of the unity, which exists between Heaven and Earth and a foretaste of the time when—in the Kingdom of God—both the faithful and the Angelic Hosts will be united in His worship.

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