Abstract: Sacred musical compositions play an important role in the intellectual development of a person. At the current stage of evolution of the Russian musical art, there are numbers of compositions of this type. The article considers the rise the orthodox sacred music at the late 20th century. The author considers the attitude of A. Ryndin, a composer from Astrakhan, towards this type of music. The author analyzes the cycle “The three sacred chants”  for the mixed choir a capella and soloists, and considers each item revealing some peculiarities of the correlation between the text and the specificities of the musical dramatic composition. The author notes that the “The three sacred chants” cycle is remarkable for the originality of the composer’s idea combining the traits of various musical styles and techniques, the interaction of various choir patterns (from the classical to the free). At the same time, each particular item (despite the fact that they are united in one cycle) is an integral  and independent piece of art.