My Coptic Church - Arabic

The Hymn My Coptic Church chanted in the Arabic language by the Very Reverend Fr. Michael Tobia.
My Coptic Church / the church of the Lord /
Ancient and strong / I wish her a long life /
In the early years / after the birth of Christ,
St Mark came bearing / light of the true faith /
He dwelt in the land / proclaiming salvation /
In the name of our Redeemer / Christ who removed our sins.
The Copts then believed / in the Lord Jesus. /
And joy filled all / the cities of Egypt /
In a very very short time / they abolished the idols, /
The cross was exalted / the sign of the faith /
Satan quickly rose / to war the sons of God /
He stirred the rulers / emperors and armies.
He then declared war / on the sons of the faith /
Deny your Christ / or be thrown in the fire /
Our honored fathers / elders and youngsters. /
Were not moved by pain / distressed nor dishonored /
But said courageously / forward no turning back /
We don´t fear fire / our Lord is Jesus Christ.
They were beaten and imprisoned / they lived in oppression /
They were burnt and killed /and tasted every pain /
By the power of their faith / they overcame their pain /
They kept believing in / the King of Peace /
With blood and suffering / they bought the faith /
And preserved it for us / in the name of our Savior.
Let us all rise / from our laziness /
With diligence seeking / the heavenly reward /
The church of our fathers / you are our pride /
To her success / let us all join together /
My Coptic church / her faith is orthodox /
Forever strong / Egypt is for Christ.