I drenched my couch - بللت فراشي

*From the Poems of H.H Pope Shenouda III

'I drenched my couch with bitter tears, 
I promised my Lord, my Lord, this is the last time (x2)

I’ll be firm in Your love, as firm as a rock.
From all my heart, my heart, I'm not returning (x2)

It came to me, the war strongly.
I returned again, again to the depth of sin (x2)

I wept from my heart, with a pure repentance.
But for a while, a while, then returned again (x2)

I strengthened my will, I increased my promises.
From my great conceit, conceit, I increased my promises (x2)

Being sure of my determination, being sure of my struggle.
I deceived myself, myself, and returned again (x2)

I cried intensely, and said, 'Have mercy!'
I know my weakness, weakness, O Lord assist me.

Power is from You, from above, not from me.
As long as You are with me, with me, I'm not returning.

I'm not returning, l'm not returning.
As long as You are with me, with me, I'm not returning.'

I drenched my couch - بللت فراشي

God who is always with us - الله الذي لنا

(God who is always with us, Will never abandon us,  He’s our guide and our protection, His eye is on us) x2 

Refrain: (Our Lord forgets us not, Our Lord loves us a lot, Our Lord leads our way, every single day) x2  
(Our world is filled with Him, Our hearts rejoice in Him,  In troubles and tribulations, Our needs are filled by Him) x2  
Refrain

(Let our hearts sing joyfully, Praising God unceasingly, I shall not fear the shadow of death, For You are here with me) x2  
Refrain

God who is always with us - with Daniella Seif

Chorus - English

(Our tender mother, you’re the lovely hymn
Our help, St Mary, the ever virgin
We’ve crossed rivers, seas to all lands we have been
But your purity cannot be found again) x2

Verse 1 - English

O Virgin, the sun cannot surpass your light
There is none besides you whose light shines as bright 
Our Lord has named you the loveliest bride 
You bore our Saviour, carried by His might

Chorus - Arabic

(Ya om el wada3a, ya la7n el gamal
3aleky nadena, ya noor el amal 
Lafena’l arady 3adena’l gebal 
Mal’enash sewaky lel’tohre methal) x2

Verse 2 - Arabic

Ya 3adra da noorek ghatta 3a’shemoos 
We’Rabe da3aky ya agmal 3aroos
Be’ne3ma ya Mariam, 7amalt’eel kodos 
Web edeky shelty khalas en nefoos

Chorus - English

(Our tender mother, you’re the lovely hymn
Our help, St Mary, the ever virgin
We’ve crossed rivers, seas to all lands we have been
But your purity cannot be found again) x2

Verse 3 - English

You, O virgin mother, help strengthen my faith
Bless the world and fill it with all peace and grace
Your image in my heart is always engraved 
And your love in my soul is forever saved 

Chorus - Arabic

(Ya om el wada3a, ya la7n el gamal
3aleky nadena, ya noor el amal 
Lafena’l arady 3adena’l gebal 
Mal’enash sewaky lel’tohre methal) x2




Track 3 - Our Tender Mother (يا ام الوداعة يا لحن الجمال)

Verse 1: O Mary, holy mother,
You were chosen by our God
To bear Him, our Saviour,
Who existed before all time

Refrain 1: How were you to know
The wonders you would see?
O Mary, O Mary,
O mother of God you’re worthy
O Mary, O Mary,
Theotokos mother of God.

Verse 2: You bore Him in a manger
As the wisemen journeyed to.
To gaze upon the Child that would 
save us from our sins.

Refrain 2: A vessel of worth
Given by our Father’s hand.
O Mary, O Mary,
O mother of God you’re worthy
O Mary, O Mary,
Theotokos mother of God.


Verse 3: Mary gazes at her Baby
Saviour of the human race.
The incarnate of the Holy Spirit,
As light shines from His face.

Refrain 3: Lift up our prayers
Unto your beloved Son.
O Jesus, O Jesus,
The Lord is my shepherd
O Jesus, O Jesus,
God's love to the human race.


Track 1 - O Mary, Holy Mother

Refrain: 
Ya 3adra ya omi
Ya ghalya 3aleya
Ba7ebek ya omi
Ma7aba aweya

Ya 3adra ya omi, ya omi
Ya ghalya 3aleya
Ya 3adra ya omi ba7ebek 
Ma7aba aweya

Verse 1:
(Mat 3a’saleeb ebnek
Osad 3eneky
Alam marara’f albek
7ozne maleeky) x2

Pre-Chorus 1:
(Demoo3k fa’3neky
We kolek eman
Ben nady 3aleky
Ya naba3el hanan) x2

Refrain: 
Ya 3adra ya omi
Ya ghalya 3aleya
Ba7ebek ya omi
Ma7aba aweya

Ya 3adra ya omi, ya omi
Ya ghalya 3aleya
Ya 3adra ya omi ba7ebek 
Ma7aba aweya

Verse 2:
(Am elmasee7 am
Malek e’salam
Farah albek ya omi
Ghafar el atham) x2

Pre-Chorus 2:
(Ben nady 3aleky
Ya naba3el hanan
Ebnek we fadeeky
Ghaleb eshetan) x2

Refrain: 
Ya 3adra ya omi
Ya ghalya 3aleya
Ba7ebek ya omi
Ma7aba aweya

Ya 3adra ya omi, ya omi
Ya ghalya 3aleya
Ya 3adra ya omi ba7ebek 
Ma7aba aweya







Track 2 - Ya 3adra Ya 2omy (يا عدرا يا أمي)

(You are the honourable Mother of light 
Everywhere under the sun, 
People offer you glorification, 
Mother of God second heaven) x2

(You’re the bright and unchangeable blossom, 
the mother and ever-virgin) x2

(for the Father chose you, 
the Holy Spirit overshadowed you 
and the Son in humility, 
was incarnated from you.) x2

(May you ask Him to redeem the world He has created
and deliver it from tribulations) x2

...and deliver it from tribulations.


Track 4 - You are the honourable mother of light

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

Refrain:
St. Moses the Strong,
The Just and Mighty,
The murderer who repented,
Became a soldier for Christ

Verse 1:
You once lived in chains,
A slave full of pride.
You murdered and stole,
With a sword at your side.
No man dared to fight you,
All feared the sight of you 
O fierce one.

Refrain

Verse 2:
You stared at the sun,
And cried out in pain:
“If you are the Lord,
Then make yourself plain!
But if there’s another,
O God, show me 
the one true way

Refrain

Verse 3:
You heard of the monks,
Who dwelled in the land.
You rose with your sword,
And left the land.
You went to the desert,
With deep longing 
to find your way

Refrain

Verse 4:
You came full of rage,
But asked for the way.
You met Isidore,
And knelt down to pray.
Then Abba Macarius
Baptized you that day,
O St Moses

Refrain

Verse 5:
You fell into sin,
But rose to repent.
Seven times that night,
To Isidore you went 
You asked for forgiveness 
The Angel came and
wiped your sins

Refrain

Verse 6:
They asked for your thoughts
On one who had sinned.
But you brought a bag,
With a hole in it
You said, “Like this sand,
My sins fall down
Too many to count”

Refrain

Verse 7:
O saint who turned back,
From evil to light,
Please help us repent,
And do what is right ,
The day is far spent,
Guide me to repent,
O St. Moses.

Refrain

St. Moses the Strong

A Window to Death

* 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

Coptic Lighthouse Ministry is composed of a group of youth from St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Washington, D.C. that hopes to provide some light in a dark and stormy world through praising the True Light, our Lord Jesus Christ.  

“Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your tabernacle.”
Psalms 43:3

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

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