Lent

PSALMIST CHOIR, A CHOIR FORMED BY THE YOUTH OF ST MARY AND ST ABRAAM CHURCH IN BRIGHTON, ENGLAND; GLADLY PRESENT TO YOU OUR DEBUT ALBUM 'ARISE O CHILDREN' THE FOCUS OF THIS ALBUM IS TO PRESENT THE ANCIENT HYMNS OF THE MIDNIGHT PRAISES IN THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH. OUR AIM IS TO REFLECT THESE HYMNS IN A WAY THAT CAN APPEAL SPIRITUALLY AND MUSICALLY TO ALL AGES. THESE HYMNS HAVE BEEN PRESERVED AND PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. THESE HYMNS WILL BRING SPIRITUAL GROWTH,
CONTEMPLATION AND JOY TO THE WORSHIPPER. DURING THE TASBEHA, THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH JOIN THE HEAVENLY HOSTS TO PRAISE OUR SAVIOUR. THE FIRST HYMN TENTHINO, WHICH IS
TRANSLATED TO ARISE O CHILDREN IS CHANTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MIDNIGHT PRAISES, WHICH CRIES UNTO THE LORD TO AWAKEN US FROM OUR SLUMBER TO PRAISE HIM BEFITTINGLY.

I sought after you - Talabtoka

Praise Him. Glorify Him. The Three Saintly Youth Team

Ya Mariam el Bikr-Savior Team

W Dah Soto - Fr. Suriel Costandi and Iriny Mikhail

Lent is a journey with Christ into the wilderness, every week of lent we learn a new lesson from the Gospel reading of the Liturgy. This is an educational song that teaches the lessons learned from the weekly Gospel reading. It is ideal for Sunday school.
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Weeks of Lent (Feat: Stephen Meawad)

A stranger I lived in the world, 
A foreigner like my forefathers.
A pilgrim in my attitude, 
In my thoughts and my desires. 
A stranger, I have no one to, 
Unload on him, my thoughts so true

The people do not like my roots
Nor do they understand my end
In craze arise the multitude
In maddening noise without an end
And I remain in solitude, 
Serenity in my heart felt
A stranger, I can find no home,
Nor a corner to rest alone. 


I cast away the world's pleasures, 
Ignoring her callings to me
I went, I dragged away my things, 
Away from their merry-makings
My heart silent indifferent 
To all they think is important
My listening will never yield
To loud and worldly conversing

I wander off all  on my own
So happy to be in the vast
With my timbrel and my cymbal
And melodies of praise I sing
And now comes the holy moment
In which I retreat with my King
I roam about as a spirit
Invisible to on- lookers
The world alien I am to it
A foreigner like my forefathers

My existence is a triumph
No wealth ,power to disturb me
No house is here to delay me
Nor any friend or family
And with me are sweet verses
And great proverbs to console me

The bible here my only lamp
And nothing else to concern me

I do not know of any fear
Nor any bonds that hinder me
No longer does the world rule me
Against me and at times for me
No longer does the world rule me
Against me and at times for me
I say to every enemy
Who only wants to seduce me

Be aware that now i'am alive
I stranger as were my fathers




Stranger - By Pope Shenouda

Morning Doxology Saints Hymn - Psalmist Choir

Great Fast-Lent Weekends by Cantor Ibrahim Ayad ألحان سبوت واحاد الصوم الكبير للمعلم إبراهيم عياد

Lent.Wknd.Meghalou.لحن ميغالو

Meghalo

First_Doxology for Lent(english/arabic)الذكصولوجية الاولى للصوم الكبير

Kayfa Ansa (English version)
Music arrangements: Remon Shokry
Recorded at "Track 1" Studion, New Jersey, USA 
Pray for the service!
How could I forget, the One who died for me
How could I forget His side that had to bleed
He who saw me in my misery so He came running to meet me
He who bought me and redeemed me broke my chains and set me free

How could I forget your kindness through the years
Your right hand always reaching out to me
In my joys and in my sorrows, in all of lives storms
You've become my friend and fortress, You are the One to whom I call

Help me Lord I want to lose myself in You
All my pride has blinded me from seeing You.
So I'll keep watching and praying setting my eyes on You 
Trusting in your sure promises that You will be there for me soon

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Pray for the service 🙏🏻
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How Could I Forget_ (a translation of كيف انسي)(Kayfa Ansa)

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Very Early Sunday Morning feat. Sarah Bibawy

You Are The True Shepherd - أنت الرب الراعي

A beautiful poem by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III titled "Stranger" ... Originally written and sung in Arabic.  

Stranger E-M

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church DC - Great Lent - Zoksologeiet elsom

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.

Weeks of Lent (Feat: Stephen Meawad)

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