Nga Ca kuti Namukwata Icimfulunganya no Kubulilwa mu Mutima Wenu, Fwayeni Ulubuuto lwa Cine (I)

Ili Buuku lilondolola mu bwingi ifyo Icisumino ca Nicene, icapangilwe pa Cilye ca Nicaea mu Nshita ya Kale, calufyanya Abena Kristu ilelo. 
Muli ino nkulo, pa kukumanya icine ca kufyalwa libili, mufwile ukulundapo ukusoma sana. Kabili mulekabila ukwishiba sana mu kushika pa lwa cisumino ca citetekelo ico mwatetekela ukufika na ino nshita. 
Nomba mufwile ukusanga muli ili buuku ubupilibulo bwa lubatisho lwa kwa Yesu kuli Yohane Kabatisha ulwafumishiwepo mu Cisumino ca Nicene. Eico, cilingile ukuba lishuko ku kupokelela ipusukilo lya cine no mutende mu mutima wenu. 
Nomba mukeshiba ukucindama kwa cine ukwa mbilansuna ya menshi no Mupashi mu lubatisho luntu Yesu apokelele. Mukesa mu kwishiba bwino bwino na mu kushika ifyo Icebo ca lubatisho Yesu apokelele ukufuma kuli Yohane Kabatisha cabomba ku mweo wenu kabili eico mu kapeela ubukata kuli Lesa ku citetekelo.

Ch07 Ilyo Twali Nga Mafupa Ayauma，Lesa Alipuutilemo Umupu Wa Mweo Muli Ifwe No Kutuleta Ku Mweo

Ch06 Shikulu Alitupeela Amenshi Ya Mweo Pa Kuti Twikomfwa Icilaka Na Kabili

Ch05 Ulubuto Lwa Mushilo E Subilo Fye Lya Bantu

Ch04 Yesu Watanikwe Talingilwe Ukumfwila Ubulanda Ku Bantu

Ch03 Ipusukilo Ilyapeelwa Kuli Ifwe Talyakwata Ifya Kucita Na Bukapepa Bwa Mwi Sonde

Ch02 Bushe Kuti Twaba Shani Banabwinga Ba Kwa Yesu Kristu？

Ch01 Bushe Ni Banani Shikulu Apususha Ukufuma Ku Membu？

No. 27 of many in the Hymns with Jonny series: Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! (Tune: NICAEA). Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1861 (1823-1876).

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318@Nicea is an orchestral composition, in A major, celebrating the First Ecumenical Council of Nicea (325AD). It is Nicea, where 318 bishops from around the world gathered to assert the divinity of Jesus Christ, and denounce the heresy of Arius. 

The composition commemorates, in 2025, exactly 17 centuries (1700 years) since that significant Council of Nicea. The timing of the composition was by coincidence. For so many years, I had a persistent urge to celebrate the Council of Nicea in some artistic form. I had a novel or some form of drama in mind, but only last year I found myself venturing into this music composition.

The piece is composed of 318 music bars, almost by coincidence, a bar for each of the bishops in attendance at the Council of Nicea. The title of the piece reflects this, and I elected to add a Coptic subtitle, shomt she mit-eshmin khen Nikea, which means 318 at Nicea. This is homage to the great Coptic Orthodox Church that spiritually and doctrinally led the Council, through St Athanasius of Alexandria. It is St Athanasius who led the authorship of the Nicene Creed that is the basis for Christians’ belief in Christ the Lord, around the world. 

To guide the listener, I provided below a brief description for each of the ideas that inspired me through the composition. A time mark for each of these ideas is included.

0:00 – 2:40 Church of Alexandria and its spiritual growth. I included a couple of motifs that allude to two well-known tunes of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Evlogimenos (0:23-0:27; sung on Palm Sunday), and Golgotha (1:27-1:30; sung on Good Friday and adopted from burial rituals from the Pharaonic era).

2:41 – 4:12 Arius, his fall in heresy, and the danger the Church faces.

4:13 – 5:08 Sad divisions within the universal Church.

5:08 – 6:27 Constantine the Great calls a council to address the Arian heresy.

6:28 – 7:39 St Athanasius and Pope Alexandros prepare their defence of Christ and travel from Alexandria to Nicea.

7:40 – 8:43 Triumph of St Athanasius and the Church at Nicea against Arius and his heresy.

8:44 – 10:17 The Church is united in faith, condemning Arius.

10:18 – 10:47 Bishops develop the Nicene Creed based on faith of Christ’s divinity. 10:18-10:21 is a music motif (phrase) that reflects the sound uttered when one vocalises the word “Ho-moou-si-os” (ὁμοούσιος). This was the key term at the Council of Nicea, meaning “of the one and same essence”, when referring to the nature of Christ, being of the same and one essence with the Father. This motif is repeated in that section, to reflect the agreement that bishops had at Nicea, that this is indeed their faith. The celesta is clearly audible in this part, to symbolise the Divine guidance that led the Council of Nicea to have this faith in Christ. That is, it was the Holy Spirit who led the Council to assert Christ’s Divinity, as being of the one and same essence as the Father.

10:47-11:47 this is a military march, a reminder of the endorsement by the Roman Empire of the outcomes and canons of the Council of Nicea. It is based on a rhythm that Roman legions played at the time, when marching for war and during their military parades. It has a tempo of 120bpm and a time signature of 4/4, 4/4, 4/4, and 3/4 over a 4-bar unit that is repeated 8 times (a 32-bar section).

11:48 – 12:58 Continued spiritual growth of the Church. The Coptic Orthodox Church describes this during its liturgy, when reading Acts of the Apostles (Praxis): “the word of the Lord shall grow, multiply, be mighty, and be confirmed in the holy Church of God, Amen”.  

If you’ve come so far in this description, one thing remains that can make all the difference: lift up your heart to the Holy Trinity that He may unite all Christians in the one faith. The Scriptures teach us that there is  "One Lord, one faith, one baptism" (Ephesians 4:5).

Composer/Orchestrator: Kyrillos Guirguis
Copyright: Kyrillos Guirguis, 2024

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318@Nicea

318@Nicea (Shomt She Mit-eshmin Khen Nikea)

“Empire of the Creed”
At Nicaea, men define God. Belief is standardized. Truth becomes administrative.

Creedum Imperium (325 CE)

“For I do not seek to understand in order that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand. For this also I believe-that unless I believe I shall not understand.” 
- St Anselm

2. We Believe in One God, the Father Almighty - Fr. Michael Flowers 06.29.25

3. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God - Dr. Matthew Barrett 07.7.25

4. True God from True God - Dr. Matthew Barrett 07.13.25

5. For Us and for Our Salvation - Fr. Derek Metcalf 07.20.25

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