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I don't have a good answer to your question, but I have some choral musical recommendations I've found powerful in the same way that you find Slava! powerful.
I'd recommend the Bach choral works to interested readers. The major ones (St. John Passion, St. Matthew Passion, Mass in B Minor, Christmas Oratorio, Easter Oratorio) are all worth listening to, but there are also a couple hundred of cantatas. Unfortunately, the sheer number of cantatas makes the collection overwhelming and in my opinion there's an issue of uneven quality, but there are some really excellent pieces among them and I've found it worthwhile to spend time with them as well.
I also really like the Brahms German Requiem, particularly the sixth movement.
Will add more examples as they occur to me.
I'm surprised nobody mentioned Handel's Messiah. The Hallelujah chorus is, in my opinion, one of the best practical illustrations of the theme of the above article.
The traditional Catholic hymn Te Deum sounds beautifully solemn when sung as an a cappella Gregorian chant, but when done in an arrangement for chorus and organ, it is, for me at least, mind-blowing. (Of course, a Youtube recording doesn't come close to the experience of hearing it live in a church with a large organ.)
As for the Russian Orthodox music, this rendering of Grechaninov's Credo is one of my favorite vocal performances I've ever heard.