create in me

Hold My Hand O Lord

Psalm 50 (Create In Me)

Evlogimenos

To Whom Shall I Go

Unless the Lord builds the house, the builder labors in vain.

Psalm 127: 1-2 "Unless the Lord builds the house..." - Sung by a Jewish Choir

Shepherd of my soul

How Could I Forget

My Coptic Church

You Are My Hiding Place (English, Arabic, French)

In my father’s house I was living
In mercy and grace   	
Till I took my share of his wealth
To a distant place      	
(I left my family                           					
So I could be free)x2		
And pursue my own ways         				          	

I set off for a distant country
So far away
My life was wild and more wasteful
With every day 
(Satan deceived me
Attacked and beat me)x2
He threw me in the flames

I became slave to my many sins
And evil deeds
Trying to fill my desires
Paying no heed
(I wasted my fortune
With no thought or caution)x2
And found myself in need

After I had spent everything
I was in need
To those who saw me in those days
I was dead indeed 
(They forgot the old feasts
Days that had long ceased)x2
And left me to my misery

I asked one of the citizens
To have mercy on me
Give me the most despicable job
I will agree 
(He sent me to his field
The swine I had to feed)x2
Their food I longed to eat

I came to myself immediately
To repentance
Went back to my father to ask him
To forgive my sins
(And when he saw me
He ran towards me)x2
And called me beloved son

O sinner listen to me 
And my story
Repent, return to Your Father
In great hurry 
(You’ll find joy and peace
That will never cease)x2
In the shadow of His glory

Christina Azmy's Album

In My Father's House (Song of the Prodigal Son)

Dear Precious Jesus

Lyrics:

One day You passed by me
You saw chains on my hands
I saw with my own eyes
Tears for me in Your eyes

One day I passed by You
I saw my chains on Your hands
I’m free because of You
Then tears filled my eyes

(“How much, Lord, did You pay
To set me free?” I asked
“My son, it is a lot,
But not too much for you.”) x2

One day by me You’ll pass
About my freedom You’ll ask
Feeling my slavery
Although in You I’m free

My sins have bounded me
Loving the world around me
I seek my place in it
That I am Yours I forget

(Free yet I am Your slave
Yours for all of my days
Your slave and free I’ll live
To You myself I give.) x2

One Day You Passed By Me

Delight of My Soul

Psalm 129

Verse 1:
(God who is always with us, Will never abandon us
He’s our guide and our protection, His eye is on us) x2   
Refrain:
(Our Lord forgets us not, Our Lord loves us a lot
Our Lord leads our way, Every single day) x2 
Verse 2:
(Our world is filled with Him, Our hearts rejoice in Him
In troubles and tribulations, Our needs are filled by Him) x2 
Refrain:
(Our Lord forgets us not, Our Lord loves us a lot
Our Lord leads our way, Every single day) x2 
Verse 3:
(Let our hearts sing joyfully, Praising God unceasingly
I shall not fear the shadow of death, For You are here with me) x2 
Refrain:
(Our Lord forgets us not, Our Lord loves us a lot
Our Lord leads our way, Every single day) x2

God Who Is Always With Us

O Virgin Mary, you're exalted
Above the sun and moon
And higher than all the stars
That glow in heaven
And higher than all the stars
That glow in heaven

O morning star that shines
In our churches 
And enlightens our hearts and minds
And our senses 
And enlightens our hearts and minds
And our senses

O Mother of Jesus Christ
My refuge and my gain
Do not forsake me when I'm in
The depths of sin 
Do not forsake me when I'm in
The depths of sin 

You're my help and support in all
My tribulations
And a light to my heart
Whenever it weakens
And a light to my heart
Whenever it weakens

O Virgin Mary

For All That You Have Done

Your mercies O my God
Are plenteous
Your mercies O my God
Have no boundaries

The drops of rain
Are counted in Your hands 
Also, the sand of the sea 
Is present before Your eyes

How much more are my sins
My trespasses are before You
And all that I have done
Are present before You

The sins of my youth
Remember them not, O Lord 
Do not contemplate 
On my sins, O God

For You desire not 
The death of a sinner
But You are ever pleased
That he returns to You

The tax-collector was chosen
The adulteress You forgave
The thief You have remembered
Your mercy is boundless

I am a sinner too
O Lord, teach me
To offer repentance
Like the adulteress, accept me

Return us, O God, unto Your salvation
For You are good and gracious
Grant us Your salvation
For You are our Savior

If You judge us in Your uprightness
We shall have no excuse
We await Your compassion
And plead for Your mercies

Your mercies O my God
Are beyond all measure
Your mercies O my God
Are as the countless sand

Your mercies O my God
Are more than the stars in heaven
And the plants of the earth
The mountains and little hills

O King of peace
Grant us Your peace
Confirm Your peace upon us
And forgive us our sins

Disperse the enemies
Of Your Church
Fortify her stronghold
That she may never be shaken

Immanuel our God
Is now in our midst
With the glory of His Father
And the Holy Spirit

May He bless us all
And purify our hearts
And heal the sicknesses
Of our souls and bodies

We worship the Father and the Son
And the Holy Spirit
Both now and forever
And to the end of ages, Amen

Your Mercies O My God

Hear my cry I pray to thee
And to my voice incline Your ear
Hold me and have mercy upon me (2x)
For You O Lord I'm in great need (2x)

My soul is troubled in the deep
And my eyes are full of tears
Now I remember you indeed (2x)
For Your salvation is near (2x)

All the waves came upon me
I was drowned in the deep sea
I asked for help where could it be (2x)
But in the hands of my dear Lord (2x)

My heart is trembling in great fear
And my head is wrapped in weeds
Out of the depths I cried to Thee (2x)
Save my soul and set me free (2x)

God ordered the whale in the sea
To safely drop Jonah in peace
In the whale's belly Jonah kneels (2x)
And thank the Lord for His great deeds (2x)

Hear my cry I pray to thee
And to my voice incline Your ear
Hold me and have mercy upon me (2x)
For You O Lord I'm in great need (2x)

Hear My Cry

Hold my hand, O Lord,
Like You held Peter's hand.
When he started to drown,
You gently held his hand.

[Lifted him over the waves
And made him feel safe.] (2)
[And me too, O Lord,
hold my hand.] (2)

The waves are strong for me;
Makes my heart tremble,
And the winds, O Lord, are strong.
I´m not able to stand.

[When the ship goes up and down,
And rocks are in the way,] (2)
[Tell the waves to be calm,
And hold me in you arms.] (2)

Enter my ship o lord 
And also in my life
Cast my fear away
And heal all my pain

[And dwell in my heart
And fill it with your peace] (2)
[Never leave me alone
To walk in my path] (2)

My faith o lord is weak
Strengthen my faith 
And If I ever doubt you
Or get lost in the way

[Bring me back to live
With you all my life] (2)
[You are my father lord
Your heart is full of love] (2)

create in me

Ana Maria El-Komos