Hymn instead of "It is Truly meet" on Nativity

[Dominika]

I've just found out that there is a difference between practices among various Orthodox jurisdictions in this case. I mean, in Serbia, Romania, Greece, Antiochia etc. during the Nativity Liturgy the hymn "I behold a strange and wonderful mystery" is chanted in the place of "It is Truly meet". However, in Poland and Russia the refrain "Magnify, O my soul, her who is more honorable and more exalted in glory than the heavenly hosts" is the same, but there is chanted the hirmos of the second Nativity Canon "Today the Virgin bears the Master within the cave..."

Another interesting fact is that Ukrainian Greek Catholics use the let's say, "Southern" variant ("I behold...")

Any explanation for this?

[arimethea]

These things happen, not a big deal.

[Dominika]

I know they happen But generally there are some differences in the lyrics of the particular hymn (e.g Paschal Canon, troparion of the Cross, troparion of the Meeting in the Temple), but they are 2 different hymns and I'm just interested why and when It seems that Russians have changed something and it has influenced on Polish practice

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