Festive Verses of the Cymbals for the Nativity -- Coptic living room edition! (Hence all the drum and socks and such...actually, nevermind, just the drum...you'd see just as many socks in an actual Coptic Orthodox Church.)
We worship the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, hail to the Church, the house of the angels.
+ Hail to the Virgin, who gave birth to our Savior, hail to Gabriel, who announced to her the good news.
Hail to Michael the archangel, hail to the twenty four presbyters.
+ Hail to the Cherubim, hail to the Seraphim, hail to all the hosts of the heavens. Hail to John, the great forerunner, hail to the twelve apostles.
+ Hail to our father Mark the Evangelist, the destroyer of the idols. Hail to Stephen, the first martyr, hail to George, the morning star.
+ Hail to the whole choir of the martyrs, hail to Abba Antony, and the three Macarii. Hail to the whole choir of the cross-bearers, hail to all the saints who have pleased the Lord.
+ Through their prayers, O Christ our King, have mercy upon us in Your kingdom. The virginal birth and the spiritual contractions are an amazing wonder, according to the prophets.
+ Hail to Bethlehem, the city of the prophets, where Christ was born, the second Adam. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever, in one hypostasis, we worship and glorify Him.
+ O King of peace, grant us Your peace, render unto us Your peace, and forgive us our sins. Disperse the enemies of the Church, and fortify her, that she may not be shaken forever.
+ Emmanuel our God is now in our midst, with the glory of His Father, and the Holy Spirit. May He bless us all, and purify our hearts, and heal the sicknesses of our souls and bodies.
+ We worship You O Christ, with Your good Father and the Holy Spirit, for You were born and saved us. Have mercy upon us.
