Middle School Hymns Curriculumnorcalcopts.org/SYC/2010/Grades 6-8/Hymns/Middle School...Hymns Middle School Advanced Level Hymns Page 1. The Hymn of Blessing (tenouwst) 16 2. The Greek

HymnsMiddle SchoolGrades 6 - 8

Northern California Coptic Orthodox ChurchesMahragan Alkeraza

Festival of the See of Saint Mark2010

Greetings Young Ladies and Gentlemen,

You are the church of tomorrow. For this reason, we are happy that you are participating in the Festival of the See of Saint Mark. His Holiness

Pope Shenouda is proud of all of you. Our fathers the metropolitans and bishops, our fathers the priests, and the servants are also proud of you. Why? Because, when you memorize the hymns of the church, know the Coptic language, and study the Holy Bible and participate in all aspects of the Festival, you become sons and daughters of the

church - understanding, living, and involved in it.

We are very happy that you started memorizing the hymns, as well as the responses of the Divine Liturgy and the occasions of the Church. We thank God

that our father the Bishop Raphael and our wonderful teachers and chanters of our church - the beloved Cantor Ibrahim Ayad, Cantor Baher, Cantor Amin - recorded the hymns beautifully for you, so that you chant them, pray with us, and participate with us in the Divine Liturgy.

The hymns and responses of the Liturgy, as well as the hymns of the well-known occasions, are important and everyone should learn them. After that, there are advanced-level hymns. These are for the gifted and clever youth who are willing to go the extra mile. These hymns are longer and harder, similar to the hymns of Holy Week (Pascha).

I am very happy to introduce this curriculum for you. His Holiness and the whole church are very proud of you when you get involved like this in the life of the Church. You become the youth of the future and the church of the future. Many of you are familiar with the words of His Holiness when he says, “A church without youth is a church without a future.” And the response was, “And also, Your Holiness, a youth without a church is a youth without a future.”

I wish for you a successful future.

Peace,

Bishop Moussa

Introduction by H.G. Bishop Moussa

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HymnsMiddle School

Required Hymns Page

1. The Standard Verses of Cymbals (as chanted throughout the year) 1

2. The Hymn of the Censer (taisour/) 8

3. The Standard Praxis Response (as chanted throughout the year)

(,ere ne Maria)

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4. Response from the Divine Liturgy according to Saint Gregory,

“Absolve” (bwl e~bol)

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5. Response from the Divine Liturgy according to Saint Basil, “As It

Was” (wc per/n)

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HymnsMiddle School

Advanced Level Hymns Page

1. The Hymn of Blessing (tenouwst) 16

2. The Greek Hymn for the Nativity (/ paryenoc) 18

3. The Hymn of our Lord (pen[oic) for the Feast of Nativity 20

4. The Hymn for the Epiphany, “A Name of Pride” (ouran n~sousou)

(first verse)

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Middle School (Grades 6-8) Required Hymns

Required Hymn

The Verses of Cymbalsas chanted throughout the year


The Introduction on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday (Adam Days):The Introduction on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday (Adam Days):

(Kurie e~le/~con) Amwini

marenouwst: n~]t~riac

eyouab: e~te v~iwt nem

p~s/ri: nem pip~neuma

eyouab

(Lord, have mercy) Come, let

us worship the Holy Trinity:

the Father and the Son and

the Holy Spirit

Anon qa nilaoc:

n~,~rictianos: vai gar pe

pennou]: n~a~l/yinoc.

We the Christian people for

this is our True God.

Ouon ouhelpic n~tan: qen

y/eyouab Maria: e~re

v~nou] nai nan: hiten

necp~recibia.

We have hope in Saint Mary

that God will have mercy on

us through her intercessions.

Ouon oumetcemnoc: n~h~r/i

qen paikocmoc:

e~bolhiten pis~l/l:

n~te ]a~gia

Maria ]paryenoc.

We have peace in this world

through the prayer of Saint

Mary the Virgin.

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The Introduction on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (Vatos Days):The Introduction on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (Vatos Days):

(Kurie e~le/~con)

Tenouwst m~viwt nem

p~s/ri nem pip~neuma

eyouab: ]t~riac eyouab:

n~o~mooucioc.

(Lord, have mercy) We

worship the Father and the

Son and the Holy Spirit, the

Holy, One-in-Essence Trinity.

<ere ]ekk~l/cia: p~/i

n~te niagge-

loc: ,ere ]paryenoc:

e~tacmec pencwt/r

Hail to the Church, the house

of the angels. Hail to the

Virgin, who gave birth to our

Savior.

Then Continue:Then Continue:

<ere ne Maria: ][~rompi

eynecwc: y/e~tacmici nan:

m~v~nou] pilogoc.

Hail to you, Mary, the

beautiful dove, who bore for

us God the Word.

<ere ne Maria: qen

ou,ere efouab: ,ere ne

Maria: y~mau m~v/eyouab.

Hail to you, Mary, with a holy

hail. Hail to you, Mary, the

Mother of the Holy One.

<ere Mi,a/l: pinis]

n~ar,iaggeloc: ,ere

Gabri/l: picotp

m~(pi)faisennoufi.

Hail to Michael, the great

archangel. Hail to Gabriel, the

chosen announcer of good

news.

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<ere ni,eroubim: ,ere

niceravim: ,ere nitagma

t/rou: n~e~pouranion.

Hail to cherubim. Hail to the

seraphim. Hail to all the

heavenly orders.

<ere Iwann/c: pinis]

m~p~rodromoc: ,ere piou/b:

p~cuggen/c n~Emmanou/l.

Hail to John the great

forerunner. Hail to the priest,

the kinsman of Emmanuel.

<ere na[oic n~io]:

n~a~poctoloc: ,ere nima-

y/t/c: n~te pen[oic I/#c#

P,#c#.

Hail to my masters and

fathers, the apostles. Hail to

the disciples of our Lord Jesus

Christ.

<ere nak w~ pimartu-

roc: ,ere pieuaggelic-

t/c: ,ere pia~poctoloc:

(abba) Markoc

piyew~rimoc.

Hail to you, O martyr. Hail to

the evangelist. Hail to the

apostle Mark, the beholder of

God.

<ere Ctevanoc: pisorp

m~marturoc: ,ere

piar,idiakwn: ouoh

t~~c~marwout.

Hail to Stephen, the first

martyr. Hail to the archdeacon

and the blessed.

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<ere nak w~ pimartu-

roc: ,ere piswij

n~genneoc: ,ere

piaylovoroc: *pa[oic

p~ouro Gew~rgioc).

Hail to you, O martyr. Hail to

the courageous hero. Hail to

the fighter, *my master, Prince

George.

*…: Yeodwroc

pic~tratilat/c.

*...Theodore the General.

*…: vilopat/r

Merkourioc.

*...Philopater Mercurius.

*…: pia~gioc abba M/na. *...Saint Abba Mina.

}alou n~cab/

m~paryenoc: ]cwtp

n~kuria m~m/i: ]selet

n~te P,#c#: *]a~gia

Dumian/.

The wise virgin child, the

chosen and righteous lady, the

bride of Christ, *Saint

Demiana.

*…: ]a~gia Barbara. *...Saint Barbara

*…: ]a~gia Ioulian/. *...Saint Julianna

*…: ]a~gia Marin/. *…Saint Marina

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<ere pinis] abba

Makari: piq/bc

n~te ]metmona,oc: nem

nefs/ri n~c~taurovoroc:

nimenra] n~te P,#c#.

Hail to the great Abba

Macarius, the lamp of

monasticism, and his children,

the cross-bearers, the beloved

of Christ.

If the patriarch, metropolitan, and/or bishop is (are) present, chant:If the patriarch, metropolitan, and/or bishop is (are) present, chant:

Ten]ho e~rok w~ u~ioc

yeoc: eyreka~reh e~p~wnq

m~penpatriar,/c: papa

abba Senou] piar,i-

e~reuc: matajrof hijen

pefy~ronoc.

We ask You, O Son of God, to

keep the life of our patriarch,

Pope Abba Shenouda the

archpriest. Confirm him on his

throne.

Nem pefkes~v/r

n~litourgoc peniwt

eyouab n~dikeoc: abba

Hedra pim/tropolit/c:

matajrof hijen

pefy~ronoc.

And his partner in the liturgy,

our holy and righteous father,

Abba Hedra the metropolitan.

Confirm him on his throne.

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Nem pefkes~v/r

n~litourgoc peniwt


Mwc/ pie~pickopoc:

pimenrit n~te P,#c#.



Abba Moussa (Moses) the

bishop, the beloved of Christ.

Nem pefkes~v/r

n~litourgoc peniwt


Rava/l pie~pickopoc:

pimenrit n~te P,#c#.



Abba Raphael the bishop, the

beloved of Christ.

ConclusionConclusion

Hiten nip~recbia:

n~te ]yeo~tokoc eyouab

Maria: p~[oic a~rih~mot

nan m~pi,w e~bol n~te

nennobi.

Through the intercessions of

the Mother of God, Saint Mary,

O Lord, grant us the

forgiveness of our sins.

Eyrenhwc e~rok: nem

pekiwt n~a~gayoc: nem

pip~neuma eyouab: je aki~

akcw] m~mon nai nan.

That we may praise You with

Your Good Father and the Holy

Spirit, for You have come and

saved us. Have mercy on us.

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Rites and Explanation


These verses are chanted with the cymbals after the Prayer of

Thanksgiving during the Raising of Evening and Morning Incense

(Vespers and Matins). There are two introductions that begin this

hymn. The first is chanted on Adam Days (Sunday, Monday, and

Tuesday). The other introduction is chanted on Vatos Days

(Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday). After the introduction,

the verses for Saint Mary, the heavenly orders (the angels), the

martyrs, and the saints are chanted. These verses greet all the saints

as the faithful begin their worship.

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Required Hymn

The Hymn of the CenserThe Hymn of the Censer

Taisour/ n~noub

n~kayaroc etfai qa

pia~rwmata etqen nenjij

n~Aa~rwn piou/b eftale

ouc~yoinoufi e~p~swi e~jen

piman~erswousi.

This is the censer of pure gold

bearing the aroma, in the

hands of Aaron the priest,

offering up incense on the

altar.


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The Hymn of the Censer

This hymn is chanted for the Virgin Saint Mary. It is chanted during

the Divine Liturgy after the Absolution of the Servants throughout

the year (on days without fasting and on feast days). On days of

fasting throughout the year (Wednesdays and Fridays, and also the

Saturdays and Sundays of the Great Lent), a second Hymn of the

Censer (]sour/) is chanted instead. However, during the Fast of

Nineveh and on the weekdays of Great Lent, a third Hymn of the

Censer (n~yo te ]sour/) is chanted.

This hymn is also chanted with a long melody during the sixth hour

of Great Friday.

The pure golden censer is a symbol of Saint Mary, who bore the fire

(of the divinity) and was not consumed. The incense represents the

prayers of the saints that are lifted up before God.


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Required Hymn


The Praxis Response as Chanted throughout the Year“Hail to you, Mary” (<ere ne Maria)


<ere ne Maria: ][~rompi

eynecwc: y/e~tacmici nan:

m~v~ou] pilogoc.

Hail to you, Mary, the

beautiful dove, who bore for

us God the Word.

K~c~marwout a~l/ywc: nem

pekiwt n~a~gayoc: nem

pip~neuma eyouab: je aki~

akcw] m~mon nai nan.

Blessed are You truly with

Your Good Father and the Holy

Spirit, for You have come and

saved us. Have mercy on us.

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This hymn is chanted after the reading of the Catholic epistle and

before the reading of the Acts of the Apostles (Praxis) in Coptic and

English. In this hymn we offer a greeting to the pure Virgin Saint

Mary, who bore for us God the Word (Logos).

The melody of this hymn is the same throughout the year despite the

occasion, feast or fast. However, the Praxis Response for the

weekdays of Great Lent and the Fast of Nineveh (Sare v~nou])

carries a different tune.

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Required Hymn


Response from the Divine Liturgy of Saint Gregory“Absolve” (Bwl e~bol)


Bwl e~bol: ,w e~bol:

a~ricun,wrin nan V~nou]

n~nenparaptwma: n/

e~tanaitou qen penouws

nem n/e~tanaitou qen

penouws an: n/e~tanaitou

qen oue~mi nem n/

e~tanaitou qen

oumetate~mi: n/eth/p nem

n/eyouwnh e~bol: P~[oic

eke~,au nan e~bol.

Absolve, forgive, and remit, O

God, our transgressions -

those which we have

committed willingly and those

which we have committed

unwillingly; those which we

have committed knowingly

and those which we have

committed unknowingly; the

hidden and the manifest - O

Lord, forgive us.

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This hymn is chanted after the Commemoration of the Saints and the

prayers for the departed in the Divine Liturgy of Saint Gregory. It is

chanted before the Introduction to the Fraction.

In this hymn, we ask the Lord to forgive our sins - those we

committed willingly and unwillingly, knowingly and unknowingly, and

the hidden and the manifest.

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Required Hymn


Response from the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil“As It Was” (Wc per/n)


Wc per/n ke ecte ectin

a~po geneac ic genean ke

pantac touc e~w~nac twn

e~w~nwn a~m/n.

As it was and shall be from

generation to generation and

unto the all ages of the ages.

Amen.

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This hymn is chanted during the Divine Liturgy after the

Commemoration of the Saints and during the prayers for the

departed. It is chanted before the Introduction to the Fraction. In the

prayers for the departed, the priest prays for those who reposed in

the faith. We also ask that God keeps those living on this earth in the

Orthodox faith until the end.

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Advanced Level Hymn

The Hymn of BlessingThe Hymn of Blessing

Tenouwst m~v~iwt n~te

piouwini: nem pefs/ri

m~monogen/c: nem

pip~neuma m~parakl/-

ton: ]t~riac n~o~mooucioc.

We worship the Father of the

Light and His Only Begotten

Son and the Holy Spirit, the

Paraclete (Comforter), the

one-in-essence Trinity.

Middle School (Grades 6-8) Advanced Level Hymns

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The Hymn of Blessing

This hymn is also called the Hymn of the Holy Trinity. It is chanted

after the Raising of Morning Incense (Matins) and before the

canonical hours of prayer (the Agpeya). In this hymn we offer worship

to the Holy Trinity - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit - one in

essence.

On days of fasting, the hymn of A pinau swpi (“The time has

come”) may be chanted after or instead of the Hymn of Blessing. This

hymn is also chanted before the reading of Revelation on Bright

Saturday (the Night of Apocalypse).

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Advanced Level Hymn


The Greek Hymn for the NativityThe Greek Hymn for the Nativity

?~ paryenoc c/meron ton

u~peroucion tikti ke /~

g/ to c~p/leon tw

aprocitw p~rocagi aggeli

meta pi menwn

doxologouci m~magi de

meta acteroc o~di

porouci di/mac gar

e~genn/y/ pedion neon

o~p~roe~w nwn yeoc.

Today the Virgin gives birth to

the Sublime Essence and the

earth offers the manger to the

Unapproachable. The angels

with the shepherds are

glorifying and the wise men

with the star are going on

their way, because a new child

is born for our sake. He is the

God before all ages.

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The Greek Hymn for the Nativity

This Greek Hymn is chanted before the Thrice-Holy Hymn (agioc)

and after the reading of the Acts of the Apostles on the Feast of the

Nativity. This hymn has deep theological meaning.

This hymn is about the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ from the Virgin

Mary and the visit of the shepherds and the Magi (wise men).

This hymn was selected from among twelve verses of a hymn in the

Greek Church. It was modified by the Coptic Church during the time

of Pope Cyril IV, who is also known as “The Reformer.”

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Advanced Level Hymn


The Hymn of Pen[oic (our Lord)for the Feast of Nativity


Pen[oic I/#c# P,#c#: v/-

e~tacmacf n~je ]paryenoc:

qen B/yleem

n~te ]Ioudea~: kata nic~m/

m~p~rov/tikon.

Our Lord Jesus Christ (Who)

was born of the virgin in

Bethlehem of Judea according

to the prophetic voices.

Ni,eroubim nem nicera-

vim: niaggeloc nem

niar,iaggeloc: nic~tratia

nem niexoucia: niy~ronoc

nimet[oic nijom

The cherubim and the

seraphim, the angels and the

archangels, the principalities

and the authorities, the

thrones, the dominions, and

the powers

Euws e~bol eujw m~moc:

je ouw~ou m~V~nou] qen

n/et[oci: nem ouhir/n/

hijen pikahi: nem

ou]ma] qen nirwmi.

cry out saying, “Glory to God

in the highest, peace on earth

and goodwill toward men.”

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The melody of this hymn is called Mohayer in Arabic.

There are other hymns chanted in this same melody for different

occasions throughout the year. The first word of these hymns is

either Pen[oic (our Lord) or Pa[oic (my Lord). Sometimes these

hymns are generally named Aspmasmos Meghaloo (acpacmoc

megalou), meaning ‘the great greeting.’

Specific verses are chanted for each occasion. In doing this, the

Church follows the life of our Lord Jesus Christ. As Saint Paul

instructs us, “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord,

so walk in Him” (Colossians 2:6).

This hymn is chanted before the Thrice-Holy (Trisagion) Hymn

(Agioc) and the Litany for the Gospel.

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Advanced Level Hymn


The Hymn for Epiphany, “A Name of Pride”(Ouran n~sousou)


Ouran n~sousou pe

pekran: w~ picuggen/c

n~Emmanou/l: n~yok

ounis] qen n/eyouab t/-

rou: Iwann/c piref]wmc.

A name of pride is your name,

O kinsman of Emmanuel. You

are great among all saints, O

John the Baptist.

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This hymn is chanted:

1) After the reading of the Pauline Epistle during the Liturgy of the

Blessing of Water (Laqqan) on the Feast of Epiphany

2) After the reading of the Syanxarion on the Feast of Epiphany

3) On the Feasts of Saint John the Baptist:

a) 2 Thout (September 12 or 13) - The Martyrdom of Saint John

the Baptist

b) 30 Amshir (March 9) - the Discovery of the Head of Saint

John the Baptist

c) 2 Paoni (June 9) - the Discovery of the Relicts of Sts. John the

Baptist and Elisha the Prophet

d) 30 Paoni (July 7) - the Birth (Nativity) of Saint John the

Baptist

This hymns has an introduction starting with, “A name of pride…”

followed by additional verses, called the Paralex. This hymn describes

Saint John the Baptist as great among the fathers and prophets, and

the greatest among those born of women.

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Middle School Hymns Curriculumnorcalcopts.org/SYC/2010/Grades 6-8/Hymns/Middle School...Hymns Middle School Advanced Level Hymns Page 1. The Hymn of Blessing (tenouwst) 16 2. The Greek