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Learn the Hymns line by line, with the recording

Each of these recordings highlights the words as they are sung, in Coptic, in English letters and in English. Click any line to hear it again, repeat it, or slow the recording down until you can sing along. New to the hymns? Read the Coptic letters first, then start with the first unit and work down. The dots say how hard a hymn is to learn.

Divine Liturgy Hymns

The hymns of the congregation, in the order to learn them.

First responses

Short responses sung at every liturgy. Start here.

5 lessons · 7 min
  1. Zoxa Patri  Ⲇⲟⲝⲁ Ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 2 of 10 0:58
  2. The Hymn of the Trisagion  Ⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲟ̀ Ⲑⲉⲟⲥ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 2 of 10 2:08
  3. Through the intercessions  Ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 2 of 10 1:02
  4. As it was  Ⲱⲥⲡⲉⲣ ⲏⲛ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 2 of 10 1:05
  5. May their holy blessing  Ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 2 of 10 1:26

Short Hymns

One to three minutes, at a steady pace.

3 lessons · 5 min
  1. Saved Amen - Sotees Amen  Ⲥⲱⲑⲓⲥ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 2 of 10 2:36
  2. Alleluia Fai be pi-ehoo  Ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ Ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 2 of 10 1:22
  3. The Gospel Response - Ouneiato  Ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 2 of 10 1:26

More Congregation Hymns

4 lessons · 14 min
  1. The Hymn of the Intercessions  Ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ̀ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 4 of 10 4:50
  2. Praxis Response - Shere Maria  Ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic - 1971 Difficulty 4 of 10 3:50
  3. Ten-oo-osht  Ⲧⲉⲛⲟ̀ⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲓⲱⲧ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 5 of 10 2:23
  4. Tay-shory  Ⲧⲁⲓϣⲟⲩⲣⲏ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 2 of 10 2:32

Longer hymns

Three to six minutes: more verses, slower melodies.

3 lessons · 12 min
  1. Psalm 150  Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 4 of 10 5:32
  2. Blessed be  Ⲕ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 4 of 10 1:34
  3. The Bread of Life - Pi-oik  Ⲡⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 5 of 10 4:52

Advanced hymns

Long melodies held over a few words. Take these last.

6 lessons · 41 min
  1. Shere Maria Tee-oro  Ⲭⲉⲣⲉ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ϯⲟⲩⲣⲱ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 6 of 10 11:02
  2. Adam Aspasmos - Rejoice O Mary  Ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 4 of 10 5:23
  3. Evshes  Ⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥ ⲕⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲉⲥ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 7 of 10 6:57
  4. Praxis Response - Shere Maria  Ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 4 of 10 6:39
  5. Your name is so great (Apekran)  Ⲁⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 7 of 10 8:04
  6. The Orthodox Creed Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic Difficulty 2 of 10 3:00