4Years is super excited to release its next song, 'Why I Love You.' This is the first song Mina Boules and John-William Sidhom have produced since Mina moved to Boston and despite the difficulties of working and recording over long-distance, we think we have produced our best quality production to date, so we appreciate that you checked out the song!!! Special thanks to Eriene Sidhom for helping us with the cover art for this song!!

Credits: 
Writing: Mina Boules
Production: John-William Sidhom

Why I Love You (Cover)

Preformed during memorial vigil for 21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya 

My Coptic Church

Oceans

Based on the Lyrics of Edward C. Yong
Like meek lambs: 
you cried out: 
with your final breath: 
‘O Lord Jesus.’

+ And like roses blooming: 
in the deserts of Libya: 
you shed your blood: 
for our Saviour.

With godly valour: 
you enlightened the whole world: 
with courage and love: 
from your steadfast faith.

+ O Pride of Minya: 
and Boast of the church of Mark: 
intercede with Christ: 
that He may save our souls.

O you new martyrs: 
Victorious and Brave: 
the faithful children: 
of the Nation of the Cross:

+ You denied not Christ: 
to save your mortal lives.
With your faithfulness,
you earned the crowns of life.  

You heard the Shepherd’s Voice,
calling out to you:
“Come unto Me,
O Blessed of My Father”

+ He embraced you, 
with arms open wide,
and you found true rest,
by the shores of Paradise.

Your blood blessed the sea,
and spread throughout the earth,
planting the seed of faith,
in the hearts of the Christians.

+ You witnessed to us: 
who honour your struggle:
that the Lord gives strength: 
in the hour of trial.

By your example: 
we raise our voice and sing:
O Lord Jesus, 
be our comfort and strength!

Like Meek Lambs (Glorification for Martyrs of Libya) تمجيد لشهداء ليبيا - Mina Ghattas

Isaac and I recorded this hymn for the first time. He is amazing like always..."I'm working up to it" is the best way in which I describe my singing. lol. This hymn is a personal favorite as well as those who attend St. Paul's. Hope you enjoy it. I will most definitely post a better version at a later date! Many Blessings!

O Virgin Pure Immaculate - 1-R

Live cover of Starfield's Reign in Us on Piano.. Enjoy! 

Reign In Us (Cover)

"Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:22-23)

This album was produced by St. Gregory American Coptic Orthodox Church in Orange County, CA with original instrumental accompaniment. May God bless all who labored in this service.

To support this service, donations to St. Gregory's can be sent to P.O. Box 986 Lakewood, CA 90714.

4. Hear My Cry

2. Create In Me

Sanctuary

You Are My Hiding Place

The recent event of the bombing of the church in Egypt has inspired Steven Attalla to write this letter from a mother to the terrorist who is responsible for this attack.

Watch the video on our YouTube channel

Dear Terrorist By Steven Attalla - (Feat: Gabriella Maurice)

Asaph Tunes aims to encourage young Orthodox Christian artists to write, compose and sing new songs using contemporary music
Description
Music is an integral part of our make up as human beings. Music has always been found to inspire many different emotions in the human soul that nothing else could. This is not a twenty first century find but it has been right from the beginning of creation. We read in the book of Genesis hidden among a long list of names of the sons of Adam and Eve, and only four generations removed from them a character who’s name is Jubal, the bible says about him that “he was the father of all those who play the harp and flute.” Genesis 4:21. Later on we know that David not only wrote psalms that were and are still used for worship but he also assigned musicians and chief musician who’s primary role is to play music in the temple worship.
The Orthodox Church has always embraced music in its worship; some of the music that is used in the Orthodox Church worship have stood the test of time and have until today taken the worshippers into a spiritual realm that prepared them for receiving the Holy Eucharist.

Historically music was not restricted to church worship alone but there are many saints who have offered the church a great library of songs and poems that taught Christians their orthodox faith against the many heresies. A perfect example of this in the Coptic Church is the mid-night psalmody especially the Theotokia (praises to saint Mary) which very accurately spells out the Orthodox Church’s theology of St Mary. Other contemporary examples are the many poems of the late Pope Shenouda III.

It is for this reason that Asaph Tunes, aims is to encourage young Orthodox Christian artists to write, compose and sing new songs using contemporary music. A very important aspect of a song is its educational value that it offers to listeners. In other words the lyrics must present a substantial theological teaching about the Orthodox Church teaching and theology. Asaph Tunes role is to encourage and present the work of those artists to the best quality and provide it in the most common media available such as iTunes and sound cloud and various other internet radios stations.