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 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.

Kiahk Psalmody Your Mercies O My God -   مراحمك يا الهي تسبحة كيهك

+ Original Translation - With permission from original composure by Saad Metri and Family +

+ Refrain: One eve, my Lord's voice : came knocking at my gate,
Saying, "Open up quickly : let's share a meal, don't wait." +

But sleep had embraced me : and I chose to delay,
Regret filled my heart : as His voice faded away.

How could I turn away : when He called my name?
Why did I let distraction : put His love to shame?

I wept through the night : seeking forgiveness and grace,
Yearning for a change : a new path to embrace.

With tears as my guide :  I cleansed my heart's core
Seeking His light, His presence :  to be restored.

I opened the door : ready to welcome His might,
Knowing He'll never forsake : in His love I find delight.

One eve my Lord's voice دق باب القلب يوماً

Lord Jesus Christ... Son of the Living God... Have Mercy On me a sinner

Jesus Prayer


(Ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲣ̅ⲙ̅ⲏ̅)

+ Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ.

Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉϥⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.

+ Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲣⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲓⲟϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.

Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ϣⲱⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀.

+ Ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ.

Ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲱⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ.

+ Ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ.

Ⲛⲓⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲩⲥⲧⲁⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ.

+ Ⲛⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲗⲁⲙⲫⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲛⲓϣ̀ϣⲏⲛ ⲙ̀ϥⲁⲓⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲉⲛⲥⲓϥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.

Ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲛⲓϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛϩ.

+ Ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ.

Ϩⲁⲛϧⲉⲗϣⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ϩⲁⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲁ̀ⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ̀.

+ Ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ϫⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.

Ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ϥ̀ⲛⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ.

+ Ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ: ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ.

(Ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲣ̅ⲙ̅ⲑ̅)

Ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ: ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ: ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

Ϫⲱ ⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.

+ Ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ Ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀Ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ Ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ.

Ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲙⲕⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲯⲁⲗⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲯⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ.

+ Ϫⲉ Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϯⲙⲁϯ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ϥ̀ⲛⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ.

Ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ.

+ Ⲛⲓϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩϣ̀ⲃⲱⲃⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ϩⲁⲛⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ.

Ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲓⲙ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲓϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ.

+ Ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲥⲱⲛϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲇⲏⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲇⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲙ̀ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ.

Ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲉϥⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ. Ⲡⲁⲓⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥ.

(Ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲣ̅ⲛ̅)

+ Ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ: ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ: ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

+ Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

+ Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

+ Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲯⲁⲗⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲩⲑⲁⲣⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

+ Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲕⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲁⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

+ Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲩⲙⲃⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲩⲙⲃⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

+ Ⲛⲓϥⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ Ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

Ⲇⲟⲝⲁ Ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓ ⲕⲉ Ⲩ̀ⲓⲱ ⲕⲉ Ⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲱ Ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

+ Ⲕⲉ ⲛⲩⲛ ⲕⲉ ⲁ̀ⲓ̀ ⲕⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲧⲟⲩⲥ ⲉ̀ⲱ̀ⲛⲁⲥ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲱ̀ⲛⲱⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

Ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ: ⲁ̅ⲗ̅. Ⲇⲟⲝⲁ ⲥⲓ ⲟ̀ Ⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲏ̀ⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

+ Ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ: ⲁ̅ⲗ̅. Ⲡⲓⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲫⲁ Ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

Kiahk - Coptic Fourth Hoos

If my own mother forgets me,
My Lord's embrace is enough for me) x2
Precious in His eyes is the smallest baby
So how can He forget me?

Refrain:
(So how can He forget me?) x2
If the mother forgets her baby,
My Lord will never forget me

Treasured in His eyes is every tear,
Persistent is He to erase my fears) x2
To my soul, His love is always near
So how can He forget me?

Refrain

Of the smallest bird, the Lord takes care
For the Lillies, clothing He prepares) x2
Precious in His eyes is every single hair
So how can He forget me?

Refrain

For me the thorns you accepted
Not a single pain, have you rejected) x2
Beloved Jesus has never neglected
How then can He forget me?

If the mother forgets - ان انسي من امي الحنون

Our Savior Called Upon Us - إن فادينا دعانا

Truly Risen

Ⲁⲥⲱⲙⲉⲛ - Asomen

You did not listen -  انت لم تنصت

*From the Poems of H.H Pope Shenouda III

You did not listen to the serpent but, my mother sinned and listened to its calling
You did not pluck from the garden but, my mother plucked unlawfully from its fruit

You are Holy Pure All the while, I’m the one who is lost In evil and gone astray
You are high in Heaven however, I am of the earth Made from its dust

So why are You here crucified, And I the sinner am free and boastful
So why are You here crucified, And I the sinner am free and boastful
Wisdom O Lord I do not understand, And compassion high above and endless

Wondrous O Lord what has happened, And why their hatred for You why
You lived O my King a while amongst them removing hatred and division among them

You O Holy One were a compassionate heart, Filling the Universe with Love and Peace
You were a leg to the lame and a Hand, to the paralyzed and a Father among the orphans

You raised the dead and the blind saw, the lame neglected was strengthened and arose
So why did the world rise against, Your kindness and increased in hurting You

So why are You here crucified, And I the sinner am free and boastful
So why are You here crucified, And I the sinner am free and boastful
Wisdom O Lord I do not understand, And compassion high above and endless

I rather than You deserve crucifixion, I the architect of shame who defiles oneself
Woe is me who wastes his day in wandering, like wasting his yesterday

I who seeks after death and in a, fleeting moment or in drunkenness digs his own grave
Thirsty I hastened and bescheeched, the serpent to fill my cup

O crucified who saw all, who deny His Holiness in the world
Whenever my eye glimpses You, My soul ashamed and cornered is covered with tears

 So why are You here crucified, And I the sinner am free and boastful
So why are You here crucified, And I the sinner am free and boastful
Wisdom O Lord I do not understand, And compassion high above and endless

You did not listen - أنت لم تنصت

Sunday Adam Psali (I sought after you)

يا مريم البكر - Ya Mariam Albekr

سنين طويلة مضت ١ Seneen Tawela madat

Noltom Alamgad - نلتم الأمجاد ٢

Wahdak ya Yaso3 - وحدك يا يسوع

Ya Rabena Mawla Alsalam - يا ربنا مولي السلام

Ya Salam 3al 3adra - يا سلام عالعدرا

Ya karam Alrab - يا كرم الرب

Ya na3eemi - يا نعيمي بالحنان ١

Ya man Takhayar - يا من تخير

You alone, Jesus - وحدك يا يسوع
*Original Translation

Refrain:

You alone, Jesus, and none else but you;
I love you, Jesus, and no one but you,
And no one but you.


(You’re the one who saved me;
In my distress, consoled me) x2
With one touch You healed me,
(And brought me to be with You) x2

Refrain

(You wiped away my tears, 
you bandaged my wounds)x2
My worries and fears,
(Find peace at Your Throne)x2 


Refrain

(From defeat to victory,
You brought me true liberty)x2
And your presence filled me, 
(When I walked with You)x2

Refrain 

(Your name is ever with me,
Never going to leave me)x2 
And life is joyful for me,
(When I remain with You)x2 


Refrain

(Your grace set me free, 
You ended my captivity)x2
Prepared a Kingdom for me,
(Where I shall live with You)x2

You alone, Jesus - وحدك يا يسوع

* Original Translation

O Lord pull me - ربي اجذبني 

O Lord, pull me behind You and I’ll run
Sanctify my life, my life - my heart and my mind x2

The King brought me to His Holy chamber
So my heart rejoiced, rejoiced - to see His beauty x2

I have been darkened as the Tents of Kedar
But my Lord clothed me, clothed me - in heavenly light x2

I am beautiful, though I am dark
Jesus my Lord, my Lord - He is my beauty x2

The heat of trials has weathered me
But Jesus my Lord, my Lord - has never left me x2

All those around me, they have all left me
My brothers, my brothers - were angry with me x2

When He beheld us, in a world of sadness
He looked for us, for us - He died and saved us x2

Jesus is near me, He is in my heart
O what joy I have I, have - with Jesus my Lord x2

O Lord, pull me - ربي إجذبني

Psalm 150 with Melismatic ending chanted during Distribution in the Holy Month of Kiahk

Kiahk Psalm 150 - مزمور ١٥٠ كيهك

My Lord Precious Jesus

I Open My Mouth With Praise

O Thou in whose presence delighteth my soul
And whom in my distress I call
My comfort by day and my refuge by night
My stronghold whenever I fall.

Shepherd of my soul I beg Thee to tell
Where thou keepest thy sheep to rest
For why should I roam in the valley of tears
And wander as one who is lost.

I ask thee to tell me daughters of Zion
Have ye seen the One I adore
I seek him in vain in the night of my soul
But lo! I can find Him no more.

Shepherd of my soul I shall follow Thee
O how sweet Thy voice is to me
So guide me and lead me and show me the way
My only desire is Thee.

I am my beloved’s and He is mine too
He calleth me sister and spouse
O how do I long for the day we shall wed
In heaven in His Father’s house.

O Thou In Whose Presence

Refrain:
Blessed are those who have mercy,
Who give to the poor and fast and pray,
The Holy Spirit will fill their hearts,
The Son will show them mercy on Judgment Day.

1. Fasting is steadfastness to the soul,
He who fasts shall not fall,
He will be saved from all attacks,
The heavenly kingdom, he will not lack.

2. Seek the kingdom with righteousness,
Think not or your garments and fullness,
All these will be to you granted,
From God many gifts are handed.

3. Accord mercy unto all,
Do not expect an earthly reward,
It is said, "Do not worry about tomorrow,
Your gains are secure and shall grow."

Refrain:
Blessed are those who have mercy,
Who give to the poor and fast and pray,
The Holy Spirit will fill their hearts,
The Son will show them mercy on Judgment Day.

4. Meditate on the nursing ravens,
Creatures without power or opinions,
The Father cares for them, like all animals,
You exceed all creation, O prized humans.

5. Firmly stand in pleading,
For mercy, in simplicity, asking,
As one asking his neighbor in time of need,
To lend him three loaves indeed.

6. Love your enemies, with affection,
Care for those who cause you affliction,
Pray for those who abandon you,
Forgive your brother seven times his due.

Refrain:
Blessed are those who have mercy,
Who give to the poor and fast and pray,
The Holy Spirit will fill their hearts,
The Son will show them mercy on Judgment Day.

Great Lent - Blessed Are Those Who Have Mercy

Your mercies O my God

In the Name of God
He who dwells in light
Spoke to Moses on
Mount Sinai with might

Saying O Moses
Arise with no doubt
See a place which is
Prophesied about

Arise O Moses
And go build a dome
Like a tabernacle
It shall be My home

Everything I say
Go write down promptly
For all Israel
As a testimony

Quickly O Moses
Go and build a dome
As I did describe
Hewn of granite stone

Elevate its height
Give it four corners

Kiahk Psalmody - First Explanation

Where he leads me I will follow (3x) 
I will go with Him, with Him all the way 

If he leads me to the judgement (3x) 
I will go with Him, with Him all the way 

If in jail or in chains (3x) 
I will go with Him, with Him all the way 

If he leads me to the Cross (3x) 
I will go with Him, with Him all the way 

If in health or in sickness (3x) 
I will go with Him, with Him all the way 

If I am beaten or afflicted (3x) 
will go with Him, with Him all the way 

He will lead me to Grace and Glory (3x) 
And will go with Me, with Me all the way

Coptic Hymns

Where He Leads me

Kiahk Psaly for the Holy Trinity chanted before the Third Hoos

+Praise befits the Holy Trinity, The Father the Son and the Holy Spirit, We worship we praise and glorify,  For One God Creator of All Souls.

+To Him is due all Glory and Praise, Worthy of all honor and Heaven, Ancient Existent Before Ages, Eternal Omnipotent Without death.

+Holy God Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal without death, God of the Throne King of Glory, We teach we preach the Trinity.

+Blessed is God the Father the Pantocrator, Blessed is His Only Begotten Son Jesus Christ, Blessed be His Holy Spirit the Paraclete, To Him is due Worship and Praise.

+He has Great Power and Authority, Wise and Informed Good and Generous, One God in Three Hypostasis, Many Scholars Fail to Describe Him. 

+One Essence and One Nature, One Hypostasis in the Trinity Unique, Three in One in Essence, Without Singularity or Division. 

+One Essence in the Trinity, Without Singularity or Division, One in His Kingdom Existent, Filling Heaven and all Regions.

+A Mystery Exceeding Humanity, According to the Essence One God, But According to the Economy, All Three are One God.

+The Son Begotten Before all Ages, He was born of the Father, But His miraculous birth was natural, and the Holy Spirit Proceeding from the Father.

+Like the Birth of the Sun rays and its heat, and the Sphere sending both, This birth is natural, Without tearing or division. 

+All Three are equivalent, In Essence and in Divinity, In Existence before ages, In Eternal life to the end of Age.

+Daniel Saw in his vision a Throne, and seated upon it ancient of days, The son of man came to Him, and gave him Dignity and Authority.

+He saw the throne like Lightning, Who sat on it like Fire, The hair of His head white as snow, Carrying Him Four Creatures of Fire.

+He saw the four without body, One looked like man one looked like a bull, And the third creature like a lion, and the fourth creature like an eagle.

+Four faces for each of them, and six wings they were full of eyes, with two they covered their legs, and they cover their faces with two and fly with two. 

+Twenty four priests with their Thrones, With golden crowns lit as fire, and golden censors in their hands, with incense raising night and day.

+Around the Throne Thousands and Thousands, and Archangels Myriads of Myriads, Thrones Dominions rows by rows, Praising Him with loudest of voices.

+And at the Chant of the Creatures and Priests, They all Chant with loudest of voices, Proclaiming and Saying Holy Holy, Holy The Living Lord of Hosts.

+Heaven and Earth are Full, of Your Holy Glory and Your Praise, Thine is the Power and the Glory, And all creation shall praise You.

+Alleluia Alleluia, To you belongs greatness and Power, To You belongs Glory and Strength,  To You belongs Authority and Kingdoms.

Kiahk

Kiahk - Praise for the Holy Trinity

The 1st Hour (Matins) Prayers of the Agpeya According to the Rites of the Coptic Orthodox Church

Morning Doxology Part 1

Psalm 4 - When I cried out

Psalm 3 - O Lord Why have they

Psalm 2 - Why did the nations rage

Psalm 1 - Blessed is the man who

Morning Prayer Introduction

Introduction To The Agpeya

A stranger I lived in the world - غريبا عشت في الدنيا

*From the Poems of H.H Pope Shenouda III

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 the 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
Beware that now I am alive
A stranger as were my fathers.

A stranger I lived in the world - غريبا عشت في الدنيا

Kiahk - The Burning Bush العليقة التي رأها

Melody for the Paramoun of the Nativity chanted during communion following the text of Coptic Reader

Nativity Paramoun

Melody for the Paramoun of the Nativity (Tune of Istermagi)

The Lord is my shepherd
So I need nothing else
even if I walk in the valley
or in the shadows of death

I will never fear anything
with a shepherd next to me
I will never fear anything
with Jesus leading me

From your spirit fill me with joy
Help me walk with you O my Lord
Protect me from any evil thought
Heal my soul O my dear Lord!

I have confidence in Jesus
in bad times He comes to save me
and if someday my soul weakens
He's always there to protect me!

The Lord is my shepherd
So I need nothing else
even if I walk in the valley
or in the shadows of death

The Lord is my Shepherd

“Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. “ Psalm 73:25

David Seif

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