hymns Archives • Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

“’Making melody to the Lord’ means paying attention while you are singing. It means not letting your mind drift. Those who in singing do not offer this deep attention to God are merely mouthing psalms, uttering words, while their hearts are preoccupied elsewhere.” -Saint John Chrysostom #Tasbe7a #Tasbeha #Praises #Psalms #Hymns #SingToTheLord #OGiveThanksTotheGodofgods #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings #ChurchFathers

“’Making melody to the Lord’ means paying attention while you are singing. It means not letting your mind drift. Those …

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“Learn to sing psalms! Then you will see pleasure indeed. Those who have learned to sing with the psalms are easily filled with the Holy Spirit.” ~ St. John Chrysostom #SingToTheLord #Psalms #Praises #Hymns #Tasbeha #Tasbe7a #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings #ChurchFathers

“Learn to sing psalms! Then you will see pleasure indeed. Those who have learned to sing with the psalms are …

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Teach him to sing those psalms which are so full of love of wisdom; as at once concerning chastity or rather, before all, of not companying with the wicked. – St. John Chrysostom . #SingPraises #Sing #Praise #Worship #Fellowship #Songs #Hymns #SingToTheLord #CopticOrthodox #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings

Teach him to sing those psalms which are so full of love of wisdom; as at once concerning chastity or …

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“speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” Ephesians 5:19,20 . “What state can be more blessed than to imitate on earth the choruses of Angels?—to begin the day with prayer, and honour our Maker with hymns and songs?—as the day brightens, to betake ourselves, with prayer attending on it throughout, to our labours, and to sweeten our work with hymns, as if with salt? Soothing hymns compose the mind to a cheerful and calm state.” St Basil the Great #Hymns #praise #thanksgiving #spiritualsongs #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the …

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