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Ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉ̀ⲛ ⲛⲓⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ
Hymn of King Constantine
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Ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉ̀ⲛ ⲛⲓⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲕⲱⲥⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲢⲁⲕⲟϯ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣ̀ⲑⲁⲙ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲉⲣⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲁ̀ⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲉⲕⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ̀.
When Constantine's peaceful writings reached Alexandria saying, "Shut the gates of the heathen and open the gates of the Churches".
Ⲁ̀ ⲛⲓⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲁ̀ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁ̀ⲡⲓϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲕⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ̀ ϯⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ.
The bishops heard and were joyful, the priests rejoiced, and the seven ranks of the Church glorified the God of heaven.