The following are some Arabic songs from our separated brothers to the east, the Coptic Orthodox. While I don't typically post material from other churches, I found the following especially moving -- I hope you do as well.Songs / Arabic / Fairuz Good Friday, Eastern Sacred Songs
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 | Ana Alom ElHazinah | 3:56 | 128 kbps |  |  |
| Tarik Orshalim | 2:20 | 128 kbps | | |
| Ya Shaaby wa sahbi | 2:32 | 128 kbps | | |
| Kamat Mariam | 3:15 | 128 kbps | | |
| Wa Habibi (O Beloved) | 2:49 | 128 kbps | | |
| Alyoum Olek Ala Khashaba | 3:44 | 128 kbps | | |
| Ya Yasso Alhaya Noazemok | 3:50 | 128 kbps | | |
| Kamel Elag-ial | 1:32 | 128 kbps | | |
| Astkiry | 3:21 | 128 kbps | | |
| Almasieh Kam | 2:34 | 128 kbps | | |
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"Faith then cometh by hearing; and hearing by the word of Christ."
Rom 10:17(DRV)
The singer Fairuz while born and baptized Syriac Orthodox, her mother was Maronite Catholic. After marrying, she converted to Greek Orthodox. Her music is heard throughout the region by all Christians. Wa-Habibi is played in Maronite Churches as well on Holy Friday. One could say, music is truly ecumenical! God bless!
A Melkite Church website (http://www.jesustheking.com/home/liturgy__music.htm) hosts some liturgical music, and one of the singers sounds like Fairuz (I'd not known her name before). Her voice is devastatingly beautiful, and it comes across more clearly in the mp3s on the Melkite site.
Most of the songs here are from the Byzantine tradition, most especially "Al-Masieh Kam" (Christos Anesti). The Byzantine tradition has both feet in the Orthodox and Catholic traditions. Therefore, the inclusion of these songs are very much a part of the Catholic tradition.
Fairuz came from a Melchite family, neither Syriac nor Maronite.