LITURGY
Ⲟ̀ⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ
Hymn for St John
COPTICUnicode Coptic · served by the Alhan API
ENGLISHTranslation
Ⲟ̀ⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲓⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛ̀Ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏ̀ⲗ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲟ̀ⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉ̅ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱ̀ⲙⲥ.
A name of pride is your name, O relative of Emmanuel, for you are great among all the saints, O John the Baptist.
Ⲕ̀ϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲕ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲏ̀ⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ ⲟ̀ⲩⲟ̀ⲛ ⲧⲱⲛϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϫⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲓⲟ̀ⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲟ̀ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ.
You are higher than the patriarchs, more honored than the prophets, for no one born of women, is as great as you.
Ⲁ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲥⲟⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ Ⲑⲉⲟ̀ⲇⲟⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱ̀ⲙⲥ.
Come and hear the wise, the golden tongued Theodosius, speaking of the honor of the baptizer, John the Baptist.