Ge’ez

Ge‘ez, is a South Semitic language that survived as a spoken language in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea until sometime between 900 and 1200 and remains in use as a liturgical language to this day. In its earliest form, the Ge’ez script was an abjad, or writing system consisting only of consonants; by the 4th century the script had developed into an abugida, or alphasyllabary, a writing system in which each symbol represents a consonant-vowel combination. Ge‘ez literature is dominated by religious texts, and this is reflected in the collection of manuscripts at the Fisher, which includes prayer books, a Psalter, a hagiography of Abuna Gabra Manfas Qeddus, and a life of Jesus Christ.

The Good Shepherd

He is the only Shepherd

who guides the lost ones

The mere savior of the strayed

The mender of the broken hearts

Saint Mary

A Shining moon  

Sparkle of morn  

Sweet as honey

Life rosemary…

“And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, the will of the Lord be done” (Acts 21:14)

It was the will of GOD to create the heaven and earth,

Angels upon their world and all creatures underneath

to bring love and harmony He pronounced to let it be

Alive all being became seeking to see

their creator who wield their life to bree