Christian Martyrs are the seed of the church. this playlist is a collection of songs made by talented young people to celebrate their martyrdom

Christian Martyrs

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

This is a beautiful song written by John Awad, Arsany Gadallah and Phelopater Gerges from Houston commemorating the 21 Coptic Christian martyrs in Libya. Thank you for allowing us to take part in this song! 
Special thanks to Andrew Ayad for the wonderful cover art. 

Nation of the Cross

“Blood of the Martyrs is the seed of the church” is a saying by one of the third century Libyan Christian scholars. This saying is true now as it was then. 

This song is a poem written by The Bible Society of Egypt and sung and recorded by Asaph Tunes productions. 

We ask the prayers of these martyrs before the Throne of God.
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Two Rows

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)

The recent bombings and terrorist attacks at the Christians in Egypt and the Middle East has manifested the Christian faith like no other preacher. Their message of forgiveness and love to those who killed their family members is a clear witness to the true Christian faith. Welcome Home is a song written from the perspective of the martyrs and the glory they have enjoyed after their martyrdom.

Welcome Home - (Feat: Sandra Mathoslah & Stephen Meawad)

In memory of all 28 Martyrs who died at the Cairo bombing in Dec 16. We honer our martyrs because they followed Christ all the way Unto the Death of Cross and we believe they are risen with Him.

Unto Death Of The Cross (Feat: Nardine Youssef)

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.