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Afgano Al- Andalus Ensemble
Naser Musa, Our Father ناصر موسى . ابأنا
Majida El Roumi - Miladak Ya Rabbi - ميلادك يا ربي - YouTube
Palestine Majida Elroumi - فلسطين ماجدة الرومي
Do You Hear? (Hal Tasma'een)
Lyrics: Majida El Roumi
Composer: Elie Shouweiri
You, whose justice is floating over the blood of Palestine
You, whose peace is based on the elimination of others
You tyrannize, You intimidate, You assault
And then... You cry,
You cry over your dead
You who planted in our houses martyrs
You cry?
You whose massacres made angels in the sky cry!
You whose machines battle with stones of the innocent
You who target the unarmed in Holy Lands
You astonish the prophets
And you try.. With embodied hatred,
You try to assassin Palestine!
Kairos Palestine Britain | Resources for Advent
MATTHEW 5
CHAPTER V.
Christ's sermon on the mount. The eight beatitudes
1 Now Jesus seeing the multitudes, went up into a mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
2 And opening his mouth he taught them, saying:
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land.
5 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.
9 Blesses are the peace-makers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you untruly, for my sake;
12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for your reward is very great in heaven: for so they persecuted the prophets, that were before you.
13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing any more, but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men.
14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a mountain cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may give light to all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, *that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For amen, I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall not pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say to you, that unless your justice abound more than that of the Scribes and of the Pharisees, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Afgano Al- Andalus Ensemble
Naser Musa, Our Father ناصر موسى . ابأنا
Majida El Roumi - Miladak Ya Rabbi - ميلادك يا ربي - YouTube
Palestine Majida Elroumi - فلسطين ماجدة الرومي
هل تسمعين؟
كلمات: ماجدة الرومي
ألحان: إيلي شويري
يا من عدلـُكِ عائـمٌ على دماءِ فِلسـطين
يا من سـلامُكِ قائـمٌ على محـوِ الآخرين
وتعتديـن وتستبيحين أرضَ فلسـطين
ثم تبكيـن
تبكيـن قتـلاكِ يا من زرعتِ بيوتَنـا شـهداء
أَتبكيـنَ يا مَـن أَبكتْ مذابِحُكِ ملائكةَ السـماء
يا من بدبابـةٍ تبـارزينَ حجـرَ الابريـاء
وفـي بيتِ مقدِسِـهِ تحصِـدينَ العـزَّلَ
وتُذهلـينَ الانبيـاء
يا من عدلُكِ عائـمٌ على دماءِ فِلسـطين
يا من سـلامُكِ قائـمٌ على محـوِ الآخرين
وتعتديـن وتستبيحين أرضَ فلسـطين
إقتلعيهـا إن اسـتطعتِ
من حقنـا
من عزمنـا
من دمنـا وتاريخنـا
انتزعيهـا إن اسـتطعتِ
من قدسـنا
من مهدنـا
من أقصانـا وجذورنـا
أَمـسِ من كل بقـاعِ الدنيـا أتيتِ
وكنـا هنـا منذ الأزلِ... كنـا هنـا
ونبـقى لأن اللـه عـادلٌ
وسـيحكم يومـاً بيننـا
ونبـقى لأن فِلسـطين
للأبـد سـتبقى سـتبقى لنـا
بشـهدائنـا كفَّنّـا الأرضَ
دمُهـم أرضٌ تعـود لنـا
ونبـقى لأن فِلسـطينَ
للأبـد سـتبقى سـتبقى لنـا
ولأنَّـا نؤمـن بالـحق
الحـقُ... الحـقُ يُحررنـا
ونبـقى لأن فِلسـطين للأبـد
سـتبقى سـتبقى لنـا
لنـا... لنـا... فِلسـطينُ لنـا
Do You Hear? (Hal Tasma'een)
Lyrics: Majida El Roumi
Composer: Elie Shouweiri
You, whose justice is floating over the blood of Palestine
You, whose peace is based on the elimination of others
You tyrannize, You intimidate, You assault
And then... You cry,
You cry over your dead
You who planted in our houses martyrs
You cry?
You whose massacres made angels in the sky cry!
You whose machines battle with stones of the innocent
You who target the unarmed in Holy Lands
You astonish the prophets
And you try.. With embodied hatred,
You try to assassin Palestine!
Kairos Palestine Britain | Resources for Advent
Resources for Advent
Ideas and resources to raise awareness during the Advent season
Kairos Palestine: The Christmas 2013 Alert - find out more about their forthcoming booklet here
Amos Trust Bethlehem Pack - Amos Trust provide a resource pack for faith groups to use during Advent - there is a free download of the 2012 pack on their website and the 2013 pack will soon be available - watch this space for that.
Come all you faithful...An Advent journey with the Palestinian people - produced by Christian Aid and the Church of Scotland - further information here
Alternative Christmas Carols in your Advent/Christmas services - ones that reflect the reality now -see below for a few suggestions
Alternative Christmas Cards - available from
Amos Trust
Embrace the Middle East
War on Want
Alternativity - check out their website for ideas here
Sell Palestinian crafts and olive products at Christmas Fairs and after services or to friends and family and encouraging people to give these as Christmas presents. Available from
Zaytoun
Hadeel
Watch with a group: ’Bethlehem: Hidden from View’ a film about the strangling and imprisonment of the little town of Bethlehem and its impact on the local Christian community - available fromAmos Trust here
Walled Nativity - for more information or to buy go to Amos Trust here
Display pictures that show the reality of imprisoned Bethlehem
Show solidarity with Palestinians through this picture from Ireland PSC Prayer: from Maker’s Blessings – Iona Community - download here
Have a peace message Christmas tree and send the messages to Palestinian Christians
Download some further suggestions here
Use the Pax Christi Primary Advent Project with children in schools and children's worship groups - more information hereMary Grey's book The Advent of Peace: A Gospel Journey to Christmas - for group work - more information here
______________________Alternative Christmas Carol lyrics:
O little Town of Bethlehem
Amos Trust Bethlehem Pack - Amos Trust provide a resource pack for faith groups to use during Advent - there is a free download of the 2012 pack on their website and the 2013 pack will soon be available - watch this space for that.
Come all you faithful...An Advent journey with the Palestinian people - produced by Christian Aid and the Church of Scotland - further information here
Alternative Christmas Carols in your Advent/Christmas services - ones that reflect the reality now -see below for a few suggestions
Alternative Christmas Cards - available from
Amos Trust
Embrace the Middle East
War on Want
Alternativity - check out their website for ideas here
Sell Palestinian crafts and olive products at Christmas Fairs and after services or to friends and family and encouraging people to give these as Christmas presents. Available from
Zaytoun
Hadeel
Watch with a group: ’Bethlehem: Hidden from View’ a film about the strangling and imprisonment of the little town of Bethlehem and its impact on the local Christian community - available fromAmos Trust here
Walled Nativity - for more information or to buy go to Amos Trust here
Display pictures that show the reality of imprisoned Bethlehem
Show solidarity with Palestinians through this picture from Ireland PSC Prayer: from Maker’s Blessings – Iona Community - download here
Have a peace message Christmas tree and send the messages to Palestinian Christians
Download some further suggestions here
Use the Pax Christi Primary Advent Project with children in schools and children's worship groups - more information hereMary Grey's book The Advent of Peace: A Gospel Journey to Christmas - for group work - more information here
______________________Alternative Christmas Carol lyrics:
O Come All ye Faithful
O come all ye Faithful
Those who care for justice,
O look ye, O look ye at Bethlehem.
Come and behold it,
Under occupation.
O come let’s not ignore it,
O come let’s not ignore it,
O come let’s not ignore it –
Tell the world.
Sing all ye people,
Sing in indignation,
Be with the citizens of Bethlehem.
Sing out for justice,
Freedom from oppression.
O come let’s not ignore it,
O come let’s not ignore it,
O come let’s not ignore it –
Tell the world.
O come all ye faithful
Those who care for justice,
O look ye, O look ye at Bethlehem.
Deborah Maccoby, Just Peace 2002
O Little Town of Bethlehem
O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie.
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
the silent stars go by.
Yet, in the dark streets shineth
the everlasting light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
are met in thee tonight
O sad and troubled Bethlehem
we hear your longing cry
For peace and justice to be born
and cruel oppression die.
How deep your need for that great gift
of love in human form,
Let Christ in you be seen again
and hearts by hope made warm.
While morning stars and evening stars
shine out in your dark sky,
Despair now stalks your troubled streets
where innocents still die.
And Jesus, child of Mary,
whose love will never cease,
feels even now your pain and fear,
longs with you for your peace.
Amazingly and lovingly
Jesus, the child, has come
and brought to birth through human pain,
makes broken hearts his home.
makes broken hearts his home.
He comes to comfort all who weep,
to challenge every wrong
and, living with the weak and poor,
becomes their hope, their song.
Last three verses: Wendy Ross – Barker
From: Shine on Star of Bethlehem published by Christian Aid
Christian People Raise your Voices
Christian people, raise your voices,
Tell of Bethlehem today,
Suffering while the church rejoices,
Fearful, where the peace-child lay.
When you share the Christmas story
Let the truth of it be heard.
Look beyond the tinsel glory;
Listen for the Living Word.
Hear him in his people’s weeping
Feel their longing and despair.
Threat of harm disturbs their sleeping,
Wake, God’s people, be aware.
© Wendy Ross-Barker 2004
Tune: Stuttgart
O little Town of Bethlehem
O little town of Bethlehem
Imprisoned you now lie
Above thy deep and silent grief,
Surveillance drones now fly,
And through thy old streets standeth
A huge illegal Wall.
The hopes and dreams that peace will come
Are dashed in this years Fall
O morning stars together,
Look down upon this crime.
The people sing to God the King
But justice, who can find?
Yes, Christ was born of mary.
God’s love remains supreme.
But mortals sleep as children weep,
Their pain is never seen.
How silently, how silently
The world, the church protests.
As checkpoints grow and towns confined,
As settlers steal and rest.
No ear may hear the outcry,
As Israel’s Wall is built
While meek souls muse, Apartheid rules –
We speak or share in guilt.
O holy Child of Bethlehem,
Give strength to us we pray.
Cast out our fears and open eyes.
O give us voice today!
We stand against injustice,
The occupation must end.
May justice rule our Lord’s birthplace,
May Christ’s peace descend.
Stephen Leah 2007
They’ve Cancelled Christmas – in Bethlehem
(The Wall Must Fall)
They’ve cancelled Christmas in Bethlehem
They’ve cancelled peace in Bethlehem
In a land once known as holy the gun is in control
They’ve cancelled Christmas in Bethlehem
They’ve cancelled freedom in Bethlehem
They’ve cancelled hope in Bethlehem
They’ve locked the little town behind a ghetto wall
They’ve cancelled Christmas in Bethlehem
Chorus:
Though angels are singing – they’re trapped behind the wall
Yet angels keep singing down in Beit Sahour
And if our Christmas songs and prayers are not to be in vain
We must pull down that prison wall that’s strangling Bethlehem.
The wall must fall – the wall must fall
If peace on earth is to come
The wall must fall
They’ve cancelled wise men in Bethlehem
They’ve cancelled shepherds in Bethlehem
They’ve stopped the wise men at the checkpoint and the shepherds can’t leave home
They’re under curfew in Bethlehem
Chorus:
Though angels are singing ….
The wall must fall – the wall must fall
If peace on earth is to come
The wall must fall
See www.amostrust.org for download
Words & Music Garth Hewitt 2007
©Chain of Love Music: administered by Daybreak Music Ltd, Silverdale Rd, Eastbourne, E Sussex, BN20 7AB
MATTHEW 5
CHAPTER V.
Christ's sermon on the mount. The eight beatitudes
1 Now Jesus seeing the multitudes, went up into a mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
2 And opening his mouth he taught them, saying:
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land.
5 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.
9 Blesses are the peace-makers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you untruly, for my sake;
12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for your reward is very great in heaven: for so they persecuted the prophets, that were before you.
13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing any more, but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men.
14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a mountain cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may give light to all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, *that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For amen, I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall not pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say to you, that unless your justice abound more than that of the Scribes and of the Pharisees, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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