Hymns

Christ is the Story of God

Lord, I've set my heart

Song of Songs 3:7-8

There is Solomon's bed;
Sixty mighty men surround it,
Of the might men of Israel.

All of them wield the sword and are expert in war;
All of them wield the sword and are expert in war;
Each man has his sword as his thigh
Because of the night alarms.

In a union of love with Christ 
His lover fights to keep Him at rest, keep Him at rest.
Christ as the Spirit and the Word equips us with a sword, 
the instant Word to defeat
and slay the enemy.
In this dark age we fight
and rest in oneness with You.

~ with amayzhangrace

There Is Solomon's Bed

10.04.17 (cover)
Some random break time in the training

Voice 🎤: JLC and HGC
Ukulele 🎸: JLC

H843 Lord, breathe Thy breath of life upon me

One of the things I will miss most about Kol Shofar is celebrating the High Holy Days with you. Developing and leading the Musical Meditation Service was for me avodat halev, an offering from my heart. I share these live recordings with you as a way to remember some of our special moments together and as a small token of my profound gratitude for you. I will miss you tremendously, but I know we will always be connected through the Torah, prayers, and music we have shared together. May Kol Shofar go from strength to strength.

With Ahava Rabba (great love), Rabbi Chai Levy, Congregation Kol Shofar, 2002-2018

Thank you to the musicians on this recording: Surya Prakasha (vocals, harmonium, drums), David Rosenfeld (guitar, violin, mandolin), Roger Sideman (bass), Eva Orbuch (vocals, percussion), Judy Berger (vocals), Diane Yermack (vocals), and Josh Paul (bass on City of Refuge). Thank you to those who also helped create this service over the years: Rabbi Andrew Hahn, Eliyahu Sills, and countless Kol Shofar members and staff. Thank you to the many composers whose music filled this service with beauty.

Yom Kippur

Lord Prepare Me to be a Sanctuary

1	O how deep and how far-reaching
 	 	Is Thy love, dear Lord, to me!
 	Far beyond my pow’r to fathom,
 	 	Deeper than the deepest sea!
 	It has caused Thee death to suffer
 	 	And to me Thyself impart,
 	That in Thee I might be grafted
 	 	And become of Thee a part.
2	Who can tell of all the wonders
 	 	Which Thy love for me has wrought,
 	Yet the greatest of these wonders
 	 	Is that Thou to me art brought.
 	Oh! to me Thy love has given
 	 	All Thou art as my supply;
 	As true life I now may share Thee
 	 	And Thy riches e’er enjoy.
3	Lord, Thy love is the expression
 	 	Of Thy loving self divine,
 	Making life so full of meaning,
 	 	Harmonized with God’s design.
 	Grace of life, how all-sufficient,
 	 	Is my portion day by day;
 	I’m the object of Thy favor
 	 	And Thy sweetness taste alway.
4	What from Thee can separate me?
 	 	Thou wilt love me to the end!
 	Oh! Thy love is so prevailing,
 	 	E’en Thyself with me to blend!
 	We two one will be for ever;
 	 	I am Thine and Thou art mine!
 	This will be my testimony:
 	 	In Thy love we’ll ever twine!

Lord Prepare Me to be a Sanctuary

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