Theotokia Medley

Original Arabic Lyrics: Fr. Makary Younan
Credits: Better Life Team & Lady of Light Choir
References: Jonah 2 [NKJV & NIV]

Jonah’s Prayer

Chorus:
Hear my cry O my Master, and to my prayer incline Your ears, have mercy on me, and hold my hand, for I am in desperate need of You

Verse 1:
My soul has grown weary and tired, from my depths I plead to You, and You alone I remember, because You quench my yearning heart

Verse 2:
Billows and waves passed over me, all my burdens are heavy, have I been cast out of Your sight? My spirit longs for Your comfort

Chorus:
Hear my cry O my Master, and to my prayer incline your ears, have mercy on me, and hold my hand, for I am in desperate need of You

Verse 3:
Jonah prayed from the belly of the fish, You brought his life up from the pit, from the realm of death he cried for help, With love and mercy he heard Your voice

Verse 4:
With shouts of grateful praise; I’ll pray, my pleas have reached Your holy place, for You have answered my prayers, all that I am thanks You my Lord.

Jonah's Prayer (Hear My Cry - اسمع صراخي)

Verse 1: 
(Forgive me my Redeemer
And bless me O Lord Jesus) x2
(My eyes are filled with tears
Pleading for forgiveness) x2   

Verse 2: 
(You are the living God
Very soon you will come) x2
(You'll come and forgive us
And wipe away our tears) x2

Verse 3:  
(With all the world's temptations
We fall into tribulations) x2
(O strengthen us Lord Jesus
We are pleading O Lord) x2

Verse 4: 
(Lord, overlook our sins
Be gracious unto us) x2
(And place Your hands upon us
Please bless us one and all) x2


Verse 5: 
(We are Your hand's creation
Your servants and Your children) x2
(All sinners and believers
Lead us to still waters) x2

Verse 6: 
(O Lord, we are not worthy
Your gifts we're not deserving) x2
(Your love is overwhelming
In reverence we bow down) x2

Verse 7: 
​​(Our hearts You are seeking
And blessed is the one listening) x2
​​​​(With all his heart repenting
And with no turning back) x2

Verse 8: 
(Forgive me my Redeemer
And bless me O Lord Jesus) x2
(My eyes are filled with tears
Pleading for forgiveness) x2

Forgive Me, My Redeemer (feat. The Ten Strings)

Lyrics:

1) As the deer pants for the water
So my soul longs after you
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship you

Refrain: 
You alone are my strength, my shield
To you alone will my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship you

2) I want you more than gold or silver
Only you can satisfy
You alone are the real joy giver
And the apple of my eye

Refrain:
You alone are my strength, my shield
To you alone will my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship you

3) You are my friend and you are my Father
Even though you are my King
I love you more than any other
So much more than anything

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Hail to Mary

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

My Coptic Church is a song about the strength of the Coptic Church since its establishment by St. Mark, the Apostle of Christ. Our Lord has never left His Church and His Church has never left her Orthodox faith, given to us by Jesus Christ Himself. Through the blood of the courageous martyrs, the suffering of the confessors, the diligence of the fathers, and the faithfulness of the believers, the Coptic Church holds fast the traditional and essential dogma that Christ intended for the whole world. We hold fast to this precious gem and guard it with our lives through God’s evident grace and care for His Church.

Hail to Mary

Steph Labib Awad

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