Car playlist

I put this playlist together so I could have something to listen to during any moments that I have free during the day so I can learn to glorify and thank God in the mundane and ordinary parts of my life, rather than allowing secular music to fill my ears. I hope this helps anyone who sees this to appreciate the holy life and to always keep God and His goodness in your mind! :)

Spiritual Playlist for Life

SYC Tasbeha with H.G. Bishop Basil

SYC Tasbeha with H.G. Bishop Basil 2024

Copy of SYC Tasbeha with H.G. Bishop Basil

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

Come to the Manger Ft. Erin Melek

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

Ai Nahti ethve Fai And Aikoti Ensook

Seven Tunes

Lyrics:

for Your sake
we are dying all day long
with birthing pangs that grow so strong

in this place, here I sojourn 
for a love i’ll never earn
i am here groaning night and day
as I walk toward the Way

it is God who commanded us to shine out
of darkness 
who has shone in our hearts to give the light of Christ’s goodness
we’re not crushed, but hard pressed
not in despair, but perplexed
persecuted, but not forsaken
struck down not destroyed
knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Him

For my sake
You sought me when i’d gone astray
with staff and rod You lead the way 

You’ve destroyed sin in the flesh
and have made life out of death
You have torn the middle wall
for the salvation of all

so don’t lose heart, 
even though the outward man wastes away
the inward man’s being renewed day by day
and we have the Spirit as our guarantee 
that we may live with Him for eternity  
our light afflictions’ but a moment in time
in exchange for a greater eternal life
so we’ll endure pain in our body
looking towards eternal life not the temporary

For Your Sake

SYC camp 2024 Tasbeha with H.G. Anba Basil

Tentheeno

First Hoas + Lobsh

Second Hoas + Lobsh

Third Hoas, Esmo Epchois & Aripsalin

Tenoweh Ensok + Commemoration Of The Saints

Lipon & Sunday Theotokias (1 - 6) With H.G. Bishop Basil

The Praises of Tasbeha with Fr Antonious Ibrahim Ayad and the chanters of St Mary & St Mina's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, chanted on the evening of Saturday, 25 May, 2024.
Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/1iq_xcvnvUI?feature=share

The Hymn for the Resurrection (ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ)

Introduction of the Midnight Praises (ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ)

Third Hoos Bright Saturday(Evlogite)2014

Midnight Praises(Coptic Society)-Ibrahim Ayad

From Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxgTaodwQpw