Track Listing

1. Schubho-Ihaw qolo (Glory to the Word of God)
2. Taw nimar (Let us come to proclaim the happiness of Mary)
3. Yawno Tlito (The young dove bears the eagle)
4. Work(s): Baytun Maghara / Ya bikra-l-'abi
5. Work(s): Ho qtilo bmesr�n / Ja'al ilahou / Nashduka-sh-shoukran
6. Qanoun
7. Work(s): Hallel / Qadish qadish / Mshiho dabyald�h
8. Ya umma-l-lah (O mother of God, O gentle mother)
9. Anal-'ummu-l-hazina (I am the afflicted mother)
10. Nay
11. Fil-layli (On the eve of his passion)
12. Bakkara abram (At daybreak Abraham led his only son)
13. Tisbohto-l-moryo (Upon the Cross, the Son of God gave up the ghost)
14. Work(s): Yawmou-sh-sharr / Rabbi-lmadhbouh
15. Ud
16. Work(s): Ayyouha-r-Rabbou Ilahuna / Fawqa-s-Salib / Moubarakun man fadana
17. Tara'at (Mary has appeared before the cross)
18. Work(s): Hall�luia / Qama-l-lahou min mathwahou / Qadishat aloho
19. Qama wa-d-dhulmu hawa (He is arisen and the darkness has vanished)
20. Inna-l-masih qad qum

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #103485 in Music
• Released on: 2008-02-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .17 pounds

Customer Reviews

Sound of Holy Heaven
I would highly recommend this collection of Sr. Marie Keyrouz. Her voice truly captures the essence of the Maronite faith. She is the Fayrouz of the religious. The collection of songs are the actual songs sung during Maronite Mass. It is an authentic representation of the Maronite Lebanese Mass. Brava, Sr. Keyrouz, Brava!!

awesome
Maronites are an obscure Christian sect with roots in the 6th century AD - who have been living ever since in their beautiful Lebanese mountain strongholds. With respect to music, their liturgy is much closer to original Christian tonalities, instrumental use and overall design that the Catholic/Protestant/Orthodox hymns most of us are familiar with.

In other words, this, not The Silent Night, is what Jesus' followers would hear thousands of years ago.

It is amazing to listen to what to me sounds like Arabic songs and know this may actually be the Christian mass. (Actually,and i may be wrong here, the language of the songs may be Syriac, an ancient local language). The songs are beautiful and haunting. Sister Keyrouz delivers them with purity, power, passion and surrender to the Divine - through the vibrations of her singing one becomes a better person. I had a similar experience listening to Choying Drolma's (Tibetan) songs in 'Cho'.

Yes, this is amazing stuff.