O Good One, Lover of Mankind (Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ in English) - يا محب البشر الصالح

Chorus of St. Jacob Serugh | خورس يعقوب السروجي · Feb 13, 2025 · 6m

The track features the following prosodic adaptation of the original text for this penitential song (used in the rite of funerals and during Lent) in the Coptic Rite: 1. O Good One, Lover of Mankind, my Lord Jesus Christ, I earnestly entreat You, cast me not aside to stand at Your left-hand, among the goats, the sinners. 2. And say not to me, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, O you prepared for the everlasting fire.' For I know that I am a sinner, and all my evil deeds are manifest before Your eyes. 3. With the voice of the publican, I cry out, beating my chest and saying, 'O Lord my God, be…