Fr Mina Ibrahim Ayad Gerges - O Good Mother
The Second Scasis, Prayer Excerpt 88, page 146 in St Ephraim the Syrian's Spiritual Psalter excerpted by Bishop Theophan the Recluse

Lyrics:

O Good Mother of the all Good God
Look upon me with your merciful eye

(O Good Mother of the all Good God) x2
(Look upon me with your merciful eye) x2

Grant me repentance and a faithful mind
Grant me chaste reason and humble thinking

Grant me a sober soul and spiritual peace
that the Lord granted to His disciples

Disperse the clouds of my sorrow
Clear the confusion of my thoughts

Enlarge my heart with joy and gladness
that I may walk the path of your Son's commandments

Be my companion and guide as I pass through this life
with a pure conscience and without doubt

Stand beside your servant as I offer prayer
to the honor and glory of your Son and Lord

O Good Mother - A Prayer Of St Ephraim The Syrian (Live 20 August 2021)

Lyrics:
1. A splendid wonder revealed to man,
A second heaven in Bethlehem,
A mystery shrouded in swaddling clothes,
In the bridal chamber, He finds repose.
Come, let us adore His birth.

2. The Holy Spirit descends as dew.
O earth, who sowed good seed in you?
Without toiling, God’s vine bears fruit.
A plant from dry ground grows and takes root.
Come, let us adore His birth.

3. As budding branches, we raise our voice,
The heavens and earth together rejoice.
Our angelic praise shall never cease:
“Glory to God, on earth His peace.”
Come, let us adore His birth.

4. Blessings descend from realms beyond.
Arise and shine, for your light has dawned.
O all ye tribes upon the earth:
Gather, exult in awe and mirth,
Come, let us adore His birth. 

5. Eternity crosses the threshold of time,
a gate sealed shut, glorious, sublime.
He enters a Prince and emerges a slave,
The Ancient of Days as young as a babe.
Come, let us adore His birth.

6. Laid in a cave as from the sealed tomb
He proceeds forth from the virginal womb.
Firstborn from among the dead,
He bestows the riches of His Godhead.
Come, let us adore His birth.

7. Behold, the Virgin is with Child!
Both God and Adam now reconciled.
With men on earth, He deigns to dwell:
Our newborn King, Emmanuel.
Come, let us adore His birth.

8. Light of Light on us has dawned
enclosed within these virginal arms.
Fast asleep in His mother’s embrace,
Still from His Father’s throne, He reigns.
Come, let us adore His birth.

9. In the East, Your star shined bright,
Guiding the magi on this* luminous Night.
They found You nursing at Your mother’s breast,
O Bread of Life who feeds all flesh.
Come, let us adore His birth.

10. Life shone forth and was revealed,
a visible marvel, once concealed.
The magi offer Him their gifts:
The Word made flesh, now in our midst.
Come, let us adore His birth.

11. With the magi we offer oblations:
The bread and wine in adoration.
In the manger, the altar of sacrifice,
He offers His flesh, the Bread of Life.
Come, let us adore His birth.

12. Receive God’s gift, all ye faithful:
Set upon this mystical table.
This blessed Night** He comes to us
and finds His rest within our hearts.
Come, let us adore His birth.

* - "that" if not chanted on the festal liturgy vigil
** = "Day" if chanted during the day, as opposed to the festal liturgy vigil

A Splendid Wonder (English Nativity Communion Melody on Ἀστὴρ μάγοις)

A handful of traditional Coptic Orthodox songs put together.

Traditional Coptic Mashup - St. Mark Troy choir

Shoutout to the Ten Strings for introducing us to this amazing song

I Come To You -- Marina Boshra, Monica Youssef + St. Mark DC Youth

You are a model of purity
A pillar of virginity 
The mother of the merciful
Oh mother of the mighty Lord

Refrain
Our mother the virgin 
The compassionate 
The beloved of us all 
Our helper when we call

You bore the beloved Lord 
Who redeemed us with His cross 
Intercede before the Lord 
As we offer him our tears 

Refrain 

We see the Virgin our Mother
the beloved queen of our hearts
Always interceding for us
Lifting our prayers to the Lord

Refrain

You have performed miracles
Comforted us in trials
Joy to the broken you gave
And the afflicted you save

Refrain 

My queen and the help of mankind
You have enlightened my mind
Our hearts please guide them
Remember us in heaven

Refrain

Our Mother The Virgin (El 3adra Omena)

Cha kutumaini sina
Ila damu yake bwana
Si - na wema wakutosha
Dhambi zangu kuziosha

Chorus: 
Kwa-ke Yesu nasimama,
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.

On Christ the Solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
Other ground is sinking sand.
Other ground is sinking sand.

Verse 2:
Nja yangu iwe ndefu
Yeye hunipa wokovu
Mawimbi yakinipiga
Nguvu zake ndizo nanga

When darkness veils His loving face,
I rest on His unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the vale.

Chorus: 
Kwa-ke Yesu nasimama,
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.

On Christ the Solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
Other ground is sinking sand.
Other ground is sinking sand.

Verse 3:
Damu yake na sadaka 
natagemea daima
Yote chini yakiisha
mwokozi atanitosha.

His oath, His covenant, His blood,
support me in the ‘whelming flood.
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.

Chorus: 
Kwa-ke Yesu nasimama,
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.

On Christ the Solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
Other ground is sinking sand.
Other ground is sinking sand.

Verse 4:
Nikitwa hukumuni
rohoni nina amani
Nikivikwa haki yake
sina hofu mbele zake.

When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found,
dressed-in His righteousness alone,
faultless to stand before the throne.

Chorus: 
Kwa-ke Yesu nasimama,
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.

On Christ the Solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
Other ground is sinking sand.
Other ground is sinking sand.

Chorus:
Kwa-ke Yesu nasimama,
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.

Kwa-ke Yesu nasimama,
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.
Ndi-ye mwamba ni salama.

On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand (Kwake Yesu Nasimama)

Dear Lord do Glorify Your Name Lyrics

Refrain
Dear Lord do glorify Your name
So that all the people proclaim 
(May You always open Your eyes
And may Your spirit make us wise)x2 
As You listen to Your people's sighs

1- Give us dear Lord from Your deep faith, 
Let us see that You're here to save
(Walk with us through the waves that strike
Give us assurance as we fight)x2 
Amazing is Your love so deep

2- Let's leave the pots and quit the blocks
Let's praise the Lord and preach His flocks
(He came to win, He took us in)x2
He rose from death to eternal life

3- We have no one, we have no one 
We turn our eyes to the only one
(Our Lord divine our Lord look down)x2
For You dear Lord are our only one

Dear Lord Do Glorify Your Name - Feat. Carol Hennawy

Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pJlDUT5bR4&list=RD6pJlDUT5bR4&index=1&ab_channel=ProjectSyriac

Lyrics:
(I was hungry many times
My nature desired food
But I stopped and did not eat
To become worthy of the 
Blessing reserved for those who fast) x2

My muddy nature 
demands a splash of water
but I let it dry out
so that it is washed
by the dew of Paradise

(I was hungry many times
My nature desired food
But I stopped and did not eat
To become worthy of the 
Blessing reserved for those who fast) x2

My mind became an altar
And my will became a priest
And like a pure lamb 
I slaughtered myself
And offered sacrifice

(I was hungry many times
My nature desired food
But I stopped and did not eat
To become worthy of the 
Blessing reserved for those who fast) x2

Syriac Orthodox Lent Hymn by St. Ephrem the Syrian (from Syriac Music Choir)

Oh Beloved - Fr. Gregory Bekhit & Fr. Mina Shaheid

Abouna Paul Guirgis: Fraction to the Father for the Feast of the Virgin and Angels

O beloved, oh beloved; nailed unto the cross for me
O what sin hast Thou committed; Thou who callest all to be
O beloved, wish that I could; spend the rest of life with Thee
Worshipping Thine holy passion, crucifying the flesh for Thee

Daughter of Zion behold Me; stricken and smitten for Thee
Friend and kin, me have forsaken; there is none to comfort me
All alone I'll tread the winepress, all alone I'll drink the cup
Shedding my blood for Thee to ransom, and my flesh for Thee to sup

I was bound, and I was smitten, and they did spit in my face
I was stripped, and I was scourged, I was condemned in your place
Your sins became my crown of thorns; Oh that you would understand
Every time you sin a new, it's one more nail in my hand

Like a lamb brought to the slaughter, like a dumb sheep to be sheered
King, Creator, Lord, and Master, by His creatures, mocked and jeered
Despised, rejected, with grief acquainted, and of men was not esteemed
Bruised and wounded, sore afflicted, yet, with His stripes we were healed

Lord create in us a fountain; that with tears will ever flow
And a heart contrite and broken, and the spirit within renew
Oh that we could shed the tears over Thy feet pierced and bruised
Oh that we always remember, for our sins Thou were abused

O Beloved

“I will sing a new song to You, O God; On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You” (Psalm 144:9)

Our Mother The Virgin (El 3adra Omena)

The Ten Strings

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