I praise you, O chosen one O chosen and honored descendent By psaltery and harp David the righteous praises

you

Your praise is precious and commercial Many profited from its trade And took through Your pure sanctity Intercession, aid and honor

Through you we received every joy Grace, satisfaction and acceptance And the Lord gave us pardon When he was pleased to dwell in you

I offer you every morn A 1000 greetings, O Virgin That you ask the Lord our Savior To lead us to the harbor in peace

The Worshipped Lord crowned you With luminous crowns And chose you from the house of David Through the dwelling of the eternal Logos

From your womb He was born For the salvation of mankind And returned the first man To his status of honor

The glorified King dwelt All the hosts praise Him We kneel to him and worship Him Professing Him at all times

For He came and was incarnate From you O virtuous lady In an indescribable mystery That no one could ever comprehend

Eve put pressure on Adam To drink the serpents poison He obeyed her and regretted Being stripped of the glory of freedom

So the founder of the world had compassion The planner of all mankind He chose you from an honored tribe And gave you glory and honor

He favored you, O daughter of Joachim And chose you from the house of David To dwell in you with great mystery The Worshipped Living Lord of Glory

You are likened to the Cherubim Elevated above all ranks And all the luminous hosts You are more preferred than them

The righteous David said about you With the psalm and the harp The Lord of Glory chose your beauty And filled you with grace and purity

He came and dwelt in your womb O refuge of all whos lost No tongue is able to speak Of your glory or utter your honor

The Lord of Glory chose your beauty We worship Him and glorify Him He who made you has become your son In a great and indescribable mystery

He came and dwelt in your womb While in His fathers bosom He was incarnate from you and was born You nursed Him and fed Him

He adorned you by dwelling in your womb He took from you humanity And you carried Him in your hands United with the Divinity

And nursed from you The Lord of all humanity Who provides food to His people you nursed and fed Him

A luminous ladder was seen By our father Jacob, Israel And the Lord sits upon it In honor and glory

He marveled in this and was puzzled And then prophesied and explained About Gods divine plan As a mystery beyond all understanding

The Lord willed to dwell in you And chose you from the house of David He sent Gabriel to you He announce the dwelling of the Begotten

He said the Holy Spirit will come upon you And the awesome God will overshadow you With divine power He gave you privilege and honor

Ezekiels vision was fulfilled When he saw an eastern door And the Most High came to it He entered through it and came out while it remained shut

He prophesied explaining its meaning The plan of the Lord of Lords The pure Virgin will bear the Logos He will be born like all humans

Daniel explained in details When he saw Pi Ethronos And upon it sitting the honored God Surrounded by worshipping Ni Angelos

All the prophesies were correct And Solomon the wise also proclaimed He will come like dew and mist Showers without clouds or gloom

He bowed down the heavens and came down As prophesied by His father David While Hes still in His highest heaven Before all ages in His Fathers bosom

When He fulfilled His promise And was incarnate from a virgin Chosen from an honored tribe He favored her in dignity and honor

All the prophesies were fulfilled As Isaiah proclaimed A Virgin will bear in her womb And give birth to Emmanuel

He will come in due time To save His people Israel He fulfilled all the prophesies About the sign of His birth of a Virgin

Aarons rod had sprung And brought forth flowers and leaves It became green without watering It brought forth fruits after it was dry

The fathers concurred That you are the pride of the virgins A Virgin bore and gave birth To whom His peace appears on the earth

Amos said many things Concerning the birth of the Only-Begotten Born before all ages And His birth was long waited for

He will be born in the flesh From an honored Virgin Of the root of David He will take flesh like every man

John the beloved saw in a vision In the Book of Revelation A woman embraced by the sun And the moon glowed under her feet

And a rank of 12 stars Before you and around you In the upper heaven You shine on earth in a magnified way

It is true and correct The sun is Isos Pi Ekhristos The moon is the smaller light Is John Pi Epro dromos

And the illumined twelve lamps Pi met esnaf in apostolos As for you O pure Virgin You have completed and fulfilled the vision

Your honor O Mary Does not come close to sun or moon All this falls short and fails To describe you, O Mother of the Holy One

You are greater and honored more Than the hosts and heavenly ranks And all the angelic lights You are above them all

If it wasnt for you, O Lady of the universe You carried the Lord our Savior He appeared in the form of a man He was incarnate of you with our humanity

He was crucified upon the pole naked With his reviving death He saved us Then Adam and his sons would have been imprisoned In great sorrow and regret

Who else but you O Virgin We can ask in great tribulations And in an unknown day For intercession, help and rescue

We all say to you You are more capable to rescue How can whoever asks you be harmed You who are the beauty of the whole world

I, your servant, beg of you Do not forget me in your prayer You, who everyone calls upon And hopes in your great intercession

Your poor servants pleads you Looking forward to your help How many have asked of you And got their desire with honor

I ask you to intercede for us Before your son the Lord of powers May He grant us to be equal to Those who had the 10 talents

I ask you to help us through His Name In this world and at the end of days In order to win the good deeds Before the end of all generations

Do not forget us, O mother of Jesus And do not forsake me O who your name is raised on high Do not forget who mentions your name

Your servant asks for an antidote from you For he is burned with sin Your intercession before Jesus your son Would heal me and I return in peace.

You are characterized with mercy You carried the King and Judge Among all the nations You are elevated above everyone

Hail to you O full of grace Blessed are you among humans And blessed is the fruit of your womb We worship Him in reverence and honor

Graciously O Lord, have mercy on us The breath of life for every soul And keep our Pope The good father who fulfills the laws

Watching in prayer for us Pen yot ethoab Abba Shenouda Grant him a long life Give him peace and tranquility

Our fathers the bishops His partners in the Apostolic ministry Accept their prayers on our behalf To protect us from all evil

Keep also the priests All the dwellers in the wilderness Monks, hermits and anchorites Keep them in purity and chastity

All the people who were baptized The believers in Your Holy Name Save them from evil Break for them the traps of Satan

Forgive them all their sins To be secured in peace Those who attend and absent Lead them to the harbor in peace

I am the sinner who wrote these words Drowning in my ignorance since childhood The least of your servants, Gabriel Resides in a village called Quaii

I ask your kindness, O most high That the mother of Light, my help and hope Mary, my preserve in the day of my judgment To be my victory to rejoice in resurrection

I ask you the adorned among virgins The help of all Christians I ask of you night and day To whom I am indebted

Im afraid of the lake of fire Rescue me by ferry Your work is beyond expectations And always complete

I beg through a hero who is called Pi ethlovoros emmartiros The star of morn my reward, the Roman Pachois epooro Georgios

All my life Im protected by him Im his servant referenced in this poem Counted among his spared ones My help in traveling and in settling

Youre the flower of Palestine Youre a planet thats always luminous Youre a precious and extravagant jewel Your light covered all horizons

Your servant is a sinner and poor I have hope and trust in you I say O Lord of St. George Save me to win and be safe

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O our Lord Jesus Christ: who carries the sin of the world: count us with Your sheep: those who are to Your right

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And when You come again: in Your Second fearful Appearance: may we never fearfully hear: You say I do not know you.

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But rather may we be made worthy: to hear the voice full of joy: of Your tender mercies: proclaiming and saying

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Come unto Me: O blessed of My Father: and inherit the life: that endures forever.

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The martyrs will come: bearing their afflictions: and the righteous will come: bearing their virtues

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The Son of God shall come in His glory: and His Fathers glory: to give unto everyone: according to his deeds which He has done.

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O Christ the Word of the Father: the Only Begotten God: grant us Your peace: that is full of joy.

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As You have given: to Your saintly apostles: likewise also say to us: My peace I give unto you.

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My peace which I have taken: from My Father: I leave unto you: both now and forever.

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O the angel of this day: flying up with this hymn: remember us before the Lord: that He may forgive us our sins

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The sick heal them: those who have slept O Lord repose them: and all of our brothers in distress: help us my Lord and all of them.

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May God bless us: and let us bless His Holy Name: and may His praise continually be: always upon our mouths.

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For blessed is the Father and the Son: and the Holy Spirit: the perfect Trinity: we worship and glorify Him.

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