to whom else shall i go

Return to Me
A song about the Prodigal Son

the son said, “father i must go,
i wish not to stay here you know,
the world has much I want to see,
I hope that you will not stop me.
I see riches, I see gold
I see goods that I uphold
though it hurts to see you cry
I must bid you this last goodbye”

the father looked down lovingly
saying, “if you walk away from me
i will miss you with all of my heart
but even if you do depart
i will be waiting for you here
no matter if it takes you years
you are my son until the end
and I pray i will see you again”

the son left from his father’s place
with a smile on his face
ready to be free and grow
oh but little did he know
the world of pleasures has a cost
beware your soul may be lost
if you consume these earthly things 
and forget the joy your father brings 

the father looked out lovingly				
saying, “though you walked away from me
i miss you with all of my heart
but even though you did depart
I am waiting for you here
no matter if it takes you years
you are my son until the end
And I pray I will see you again”

the son quickly consumed his wealth
lost his food and lost his health
all his friends had left his side
so now he had to decide
should he live in misery,
watching pigs roam happily,
or return to his father’s place
to serve him for the rest of his days

the father looked out lovingly,
saying “son you have returned to me,
I have waited all this time
praying for you to be mine
let us kill the fattened calf
So we can sing and dance and laugh
to celebrate my son who died
who now has been brought back to life”

Return to Me

(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 (إن أنسى)

Cover icon: George Makary (@copticicons)

(I come to you O Jesus You are my comfort
I come to You with tears and a wounded heart) 2x
REFRAIN:
I come to you (3x)
I have no other but you
To whom else shall I go (2x)
I come to you (2x)
(I come to you O my Shepherd in all my troubles
Though I walk in the valley there is no fear)2x
REFRAIN:
(I come to you protect me from all pride
I come to you lift me from all weakness)2x
REFRAIN:
(I come to you my love, most precious love
I come to you with my sins at the cross) 2x
REFRAIN:
(I come to you Oh Lord bless my lips
Fill me with a spirit of obedience and guide my steps)2x
REFRAIN:

I Come To You (اتي اليك)

O Beloved -- Live Convent 2021

Instrumental: Youssef Asaad

￼Lord as I read the psalms
Let me hear You singing
As I read Your words
Let me hear You speaking
As I reflect on each page
Let me see Your image
As I seek to put Your precepts into practice
Let my heart be filled with joy

Lord as I serve the poor
Reveal Your humility
As I love the outcast
Let me meet Your tender eyes
As I kneel before You
Let me feel Your smile
As I pursue virtue repentance and solitude
Let me find You every day

Lord, Let Me—Prayer of St. Gregory Nazianzen

O Tell Me John, O Tell Me -- Live Convent 2021

Lyrics:
Why have You slept, oh rising Son?
Laying dormant, as I run?
I bring to Your feet, 
The causes of my death,
And lay next to You, in Your glorious grave.

And as I shut my eyes,
You raised me above all these lies, 
That have consumed my head, 
Regarding Your holy death,
And I found the truth, in Your lovely Sunrise.

Chorus: And Michael stands before me,
At the mouth of the tomb,
“Why do you seek the Living 
Among the dead?” 
Swaddled in a manger 
Then swaddled in a grave,
He does not desire my death, 
My own sunrise, He has paved

From the outside of the tomb,
The wailing women’s voices did bloom,
But from inside Your grave,
Eternal life You gave,
And the prophets found, their Truth at last. 

The morning Light spilled into darkness, 
Conquering, triumphant, and victorious 
For we are not bound up, 
To Adam’s unrestrained hands,
But to the palms that were, nailed and bled Life. 

Chorus

I am as greedy as the grave,
To its consuming force I am slave,
Like death, unsatisfied,
But out of the rock in the wilderness, 
You have brought forth, the living water

In the garden, Adam plucks the fruit, 
And in the garden, Christ plucks the cup, 
And in the garden, 
The Gardener appears to me,
And He will cultivate, in me a paradise 

Chorus (x2)

Original song
Vocals (Peter Soliman, Erin & Erika Melek and George Makary)
Guitar (Erin Melek)

Sunrise

Verse 1:
You're my Protector
From all that is evil
You hold me by the right hand
My heart with You rejoices

أنت اللى بتحمينى
من كل الشرور
ماسك بيمينى
قلبى معاك مسرور

Refrain:
You're the true Shepherd
You carry me on Your shoulders
You take me to green pastures
Your love is overwhelming

أنت الرب الراعى
على كتفك شايلنى
بتاخدنى المراعى
وبحبك غامرنى
وبحبك غامرنى

Verse 2:
You're always with me
You will never leave me
Your voice is within me
"Do not fear, My Child"

انت اللى معايا
ولا يمكن تسيبنى
وصوتك جوايا
متخافشى يا أبنى

Refrain

Verse 3:
You will elevate me
In the midst of my suffering
You strengthen my weakness
You are my true fortress

انت اللى بترفعنى
فى وسط الآمى
فى ضعفى تشجعنى
يا مصدر سلامى

Refrain

Verse 4:
You will support me 
in times of tribulation
Your hand guides me 
doing good for me

انت اللى بتسدنى
فى الظرف المرير
أيدك بتشكلنى
وبتعمل للخير

Refrain

You’re the True Shepherd -- St. Mark DC Youth Live

Once I wandered so far away
from my Good Savior Jesus.
He came to me, He who saved me,
and called for me to return.

Refrain:
His sweet voice did call me, call me:
“Prolong not thy straying away.
O dear child, return quickly,
and come to Me, come to Me!”

Cruel thorns left my feet to bleed out,
wounds and agony unparalleled.
I heard the Voice call out to me,
“Thou art in error, return.”

Refrain

Never did I ever care to
heed to Him, nor to His words.
Therefore I walked away with His
warnings of pain in contempt.

Refrain

My path grew ever more treacherous,
menacing darkness has prevailed.
I cried in my profound anguish:
“Where is Thy delightful Face?”

Refrain

My grief has exceeded limits
due to my straying away.
Desolated, I requested:
“O my Savior! Come to me!”

Refrain

Straightaway, a light shone brightly,
O how radiant it was!
My tender Redeemer with a
smile appeared to my aid.

Refrain

His Sweet Voice - College Ministry at St. Mark DC (Live)

REFRAIN:

O MY MASTER HOW CRUEL WAS THE SHAMEFUL DEATH OF THE CROSS
BEFORE IT CARRIED YOU, YOU CARRIED IT
O RIGHTEOUS ONE

1)YOU ASKED FOR WATER, YOU TASTED VINEGAR
AND ALL BITTERNESS,
YOUR BLOOD FLOWED FROM YOUR BODY,
TO SAVE ALL SINNERS

2) UPON THE CROSS, O MY BELOVED
YOU SUFFERED MUCH PAIN
BY THOSE WHO CAUSED YOUR SUFFERING 
YET YOU FORGAVE THEIR SINS

3)ALL THIS MY LORD, 
TO BRING ME BACK
IN YOUR PROTECTION, I’LL LIVE WITH YOU
AND YOU WILL COMFORT ME

4) OH THAT MY HEART, MAY TREASURE YOU
SO THAT I MAY ATTAIN YOU
AND LIVE SINCERELY 
IN SUBMISSION TO YOU

O My Master

Lyrics
V1: 
(Unto you is due the glory | Creator of all 
O fortress of fortresses | beloved, beautiful) x2

Chorus: 
(Pantocrator | O God, our God the Almighty
Abide and dwell | in all of us who call on Thee) x2
Our hearts long to worship You, you are the living God!

V2: 
(Only you can come O Christ | the rock of refuge
Through fog, with your power in the | midst of the deluge) x2

V3: 
(Prince of peace and Lord of lords | O Almighty one
Yours is due glory and honour | from Your creation) x2

Pantocrator - بانطوكراطور - Translation

Lyrics + Chords! :)

Capo 4

Em                Am          
Oh you who loved me,
                    G                          Dm7                           Em
and for me came and to me called while I was in chains 
Em               Am         
you waited on me
               G                        Dm7                            Em
and you held my broken heart throughout my life

                        G or F
Why did you love me?
                       Am
what good is in me?
                       Em.   E
Why did you love me?
                       Am
what good is in me?
           G                               Dm
I am a sinner, full of much evil
                 G         Dm                   Em
but willingly You came to live inside me

Em                Am          
Oh you who loved me,
                    G                          Dm7                           Em
deep in Your heart is grace that fills me and cleanses my sins
Em               Am         
Your hand that guides me 
G                        Dm7                            Em
and your kindness it comforts me throughout all my days 

 G or F
Why did you love me?
                       Am
what good is in me?
                       Em.   E
Why did you love me?
                       Am
what good is in me?
    G                               Dm
I am a sinner, full of much evil
                 G         Dm                   Em
but willingly You came to live inside me


Em                Am          
Oh you who loved me,
                    G                          Dm7                           Em
under your feet, I pour my fragrance and worship You
Em               Am         
Jesus you loved me
G                        Dm7                            Em
I live for you, I am your servant giving up my heart 

 G or F
Why did you love me?
                       Am
what good is in me?
                       Em.   E
Why did you love me?
                       Am
what good is in me?
    G                               Dm
I am a sinner, full of much evil
                 G         Dm                   Em
but willingly You came to live inside me

Oh You Who Loved Me - St. Mark DC

At Your Cross Lyrics & Chords
Capo 5
           Am                 G
(Every day at your cross
                  F
I used to come and talk with You
                        Dm
My Lord and God 
                    G            Dm
To You My Father, I reveal
                 F               
All my secrets and stories
                  E
With no fear)x2

                   C
I used to think that I will never
                  G
From now on and till forever
                  F
Will not change and leave my place
E
Under Your cross

              C
In my heart I always prayed
                     G
Your love remains in me and stays
                      F
Nothing will take me away
                            E
I’ll remain and pray 
                        Dm        E
Remain and pray 

Am                 C
(When I grew with chains anew
                  F
I tried to call you O Lord
                      Dm
I tried and failed
                   G
Sadness and tears
                     Dm 
Growing so near
                    F
With sin and lust and pride
                              E
In a world of vain & fear

                        C
And I wondered when I can
                    G
Return to You 
And how I will
                    F
Stay again under your cross
           E
As a child
            C
In my heart I always prayed
                       G
You’ll forgive me
And fulfill
                    F.                                           E
My hearts desires that I stay at Your cross
          Dm
And pray again



Who Do I Have But You Lyrics & Chords
Capo 5

Em                     G         Am
Who do I have but You O Lord 
Am.               C         G      Am
I live for you alone, O my Lord
Em                     G         Am
Who do I have but You O Lord 
Am.               C         G      Am
I live for you alone, O my Lord


G       Am            Em
You are my safety
G        Am     Em
 In You I am free

(I long for You, O my Lord
You fill my life, O my Lord)x2
I will sing joyfully
Enlighten my path for me

(At Your embrace, O my Lord
I taste Your sweetness, O my Lord)x2
Cast off my worries
Calm my anxieties

(In the midst of thorns, O my Lord
My eyes look to You, O my Lord)x2
Heal my injuries
Renew the joy in me

(You are my refuge, O my Lord
My eyes turn to Heaven, O my Lord) x2
My strength is Your love
Your promises are from above

(Who do I have but You O Lord
I live for you alone, O my Lord)x2
You are my safety
in You I am free

At Your Cross x Who Do I Have But You | Mashup

A translation/rewrite of the Arabic spiritual song "F Yom Mn El Ayam".

Lyrics:
Chorus:
In one of my dreams 
While sleeping in peace
I saw three fathers
And a soldier strong, yet meek

In one of my dreams
A great and beautiful scene
I saw three fathers
And a soldier strong, yet meek

Verse 1:
One had a long white beard
Old in age and held a rod
He lived in a distant cave 
Held the writings that he taught
His sayings were plenty
And the demons he fought

(My beloved Abba Anthony
May his blessings be with me) x2

Quickly I ran to him
Kissed the cross in his hand
He urged me to remember
From sin I must withstand

Verse 2:
The second had a sack
Carried it on his back
He walked around with care
And from it sand poured out
He said these are my sins 
In God's mercy do not doubt

(My beloved Abba Moses
The strong and the holy) X2

Quickly I ran with him
To bear my sufferings
He urged me to remember
The way of repentance

Verse 3:
The third was kneeling down
In the corner of his room
He had a bowl of water
With love he was consumed
He lived with our Lord
Washed the feet of the bridegroom

(My beloved Abba Pishoy
With love in Christ he grew) x2

Quickly I ran to him
In peace he let me in
He urged me to remember
Have love for all humans

Verse 4:
And the soldier was standing
Lifting up his hands
A red cloak on his shoulders
Two camels on the sand
Armour on his chest 
The monastery behind him

(My beloved St. Mina
The faithful intercessor) x2

Quickly I ran to him
With open arms he came my way
He urged me to remember
Be steadfast in the faith

In One Of My Dreams - Demiana Nathan and Fadi Guirguis

Teoi Enhekanos/Evol Hiten/Nim Ghar (English)

Chorus (Psalms 139:9-10 NKJV)
    
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the greatest depths of the sea,
Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.

Verse 1 (Psalms 139:13-14 NKJV)
                                      
For you formed my inward parts
You covered me in my mothers womb
I am fearfully and wonderfully made
By my bridegroom

Pre-Chorus (Psalms 139:7 NKJV)

Where can I go from Your Spirit
Lord where can I flee
Nothing is out of your presence
My soul longs for thee

Chorus (Psalms 139:9-10 NKJV)
    
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the greatest depths of the sea,
Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.


Verse 2 (Psalms 139:16 NKJV)
                                                                  
Your eyes saw my substance,
Before I was even formed,
My soul was not carelessly made,
But beautifully adorned

Pre Chorus 2 (Psalms 139:1,4 NIV)

You have searched my thoughts O Lord
All too well You know me
Before a word is on my tongue
You, Lord, know it completely 


Chorus (Psalms 139:9-10 NKJV)
    
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the greatest depths of the sea,
Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.

Psalm 139 Original Song

Because my Lord is good I will lift His name higher;
Everywhere I go I will lift His name higher!

O Tell Me John, O Tell Me -- Live Convent 2021

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