1. Nations of the World
Words and Music by Sam Glaser
Inspired by Ray Pettersen and Noahide Nations
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
See the sky becoming clear
As the obstacles slip away
The call of peace for all to hear
May we witness it in our day
Nations of the world rejoice
Celebrate this holy choice
Lift your eyes and raise your voice
Create tikkun olam
From the time of Noah’s life
The seven laws we were shown
Now when that rainbow fills the sky
We’re reminded we’re not alone
Nations of the world rejoice
Celebrate this holy choice
Lift your eyes and raise your voice
Create tikkun olam
Caring for your fellow man
Cling to truth the best you can
Find your place within G-d’s plan
We’ll see tikkun olam
Imagining the earth a place of peace and love
We’re marching towards this destiny
Unite the world community
Nations of the world rejoice…
Tikkun olam means healing or fixing the world, redemption.
2. Al Keyn
Words and music by Sam Glaser, Hebrew lyrics from liturgy
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
Give us the power to imagine
The whole world united eternally
Jealousy, hatred abandoned
In Your Name
Al keyn n’kaveh l’cha
Hashem Elokeynu lirot m’heyra
B’tiferet uzecha
L’ha’avir gilulim min ha’aretz
Give us the gift of Your splendor
Regal, exalted, invincible
May it be soon that all people
Know Your Name
Al keyn n’kaveh l’cha
Hashem Elokeynu lirot m’heyra
B’tiferet uzecha
L’ha’avir gilulim min ha’aretz
Bayom hahu yiyeh Hashem Echad
Ush’mo Echad
V’ha’elilim karot y’kareytun
L’takeyn olam b’malchut Shadai
V’chol b’nei vasar yikr’u V’shimecha
L’hafnot eylecha kol rishey aretz
Therefore we put our hope in You, Hashem our G-d, that we may soon see Your mighty splendor, to remove detestable idolatry from the earth and false gods will be utterly cut off, to perfect the universe through the Almighty’s sovereignty. On that day Hashem will be One and His Name will be One. –Liturgy, Zechariah 14:9
3. Presence
Words and music by Sam Glaser
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
Out of the darkness
Reaching for the light
Keeping You in sight on the way
Moment by moment
Searching for what’s right
Holding back the night, we sieze the day
I feel a power guiding me
An open hand inviting me
Lighting up the pathway to Your Presence
Feel Your presence
Faced with such choices
Trying to take a stand
To see the reprimand is for the best
Keep You in focus
Service with a smile
To somehow understand it’s all a test
I feel a power guiding me
An open hand inviting me
Lighting up the pathway to Your Presence
When times are tough You're by my side
You gather all the tears I've cried
Someday I’ll be dancing in Your Presence
Feel Your Presence
I find You riding on the wings of prayer
I find You deep within my dreams
Give me eyes to see You everywhere
Everywhere is Your majesty
Out of the darkness
Reaching for the light
Keeping You in sight everyday
Every note a sacred sound
Every step on holy ground
Opening the doorway of Your Presence
4. Eyes are Open
Words by Neshama Carlebach and Sam Glaser, music by Sam Glaser, Hebrew lyrics from liturgy
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
I got up early so I could taste the day
The air was sweet, the sky so bright
No room for pain
It is clear that I am free to walk with You
Just outside I found a world where everything’s new
My eyes are open, (hit’or’ri, hitor’ri)
Don’t let me go back to sleep
Eyes are open, (ki va oreych kumi ori)
Lift my heart so I can see
My eyes are open, (uri uri shir dabeyri)
I am in Your hands
I took a journey through my day to day
A place I'd never been a thousand times before
It is clear that I am home within Your arms
Stand by me as I reach for the highest star
And I know you have plans for me
I know I’m not forgotten
No matter what may come, I will go on
Eyes are open, (uri uri shir dabeyri)
With each new day Your song I sing
Eyes are open, (k’vod Hashem alayich nigla)
I am in Your hands
Wake up! Wake up! For your light has come, rise up and shine; Awaken, awaken, utter a song; The glory of Hashem is revealed on you. –Rabbi Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
5. In Israel
Words and music by Sam Glaser
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
Open my lips to sing Your praise
My heart to feel the joy
Let me have the gift for which I'm yearning
Another night in Israel
Desert flowers blooming in the Spring
The grapes upon the vine
Let me walk the beaches in the moonlight
Let me fall in love in Israel
Wherever you go, I will go
Having to follow my heart
Riding the wings that will carry me home
Wherever you live, I will live
If just to breathe in the air
You'll find me in Israel
Lift up my eyes to see the day
Of plowshares from our swords
A time to mend, a time to gather stones
A time for peace in Israel
Let me hear the voice of bride and groom
Of laughter in the streets
Answer the prayers of our children
So they need not fear in Israel
I long to see the people, I want to share the dream
To reach across the distance, it's closer than it seems
6. Hineni
Words and music by Sam Glaser, Hebrew lyrics from liturgy
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
I wasn't there when he talked to Abraham
I wasn't there when Moses freed the slaves
I would have walked right up to that burning bush
But I wasn't there, and Moses was
I wasn't there when Judah led the Maccabees
I wasn't there when Esther took a stand
In every age we get to make a choice
To rise up and take a stand
Or ignore the outstretched hand
But if I'm here, God, and if I can help
Let me be the one who is the first to say
Oh, if I'm here, God, and if I can help
Let me be the one who is the first to say
I'm going to be the one who is the first to say
Hineni
I wasn't there on the eve of Crystalnacht
I wasn't there when they packed the trains
Millions were crying
Could nobody hear a sound
I wasn't there, but I feel the pain
Oh, if I'm here, God, and if I can help...
B'chol dor vador chayav adam lirot
Et atzmo k'ilu hu yatzah mimitzrayim
Here I am
B'reshit (Genesis) 22:1
In every generation you must see yourself
as if you left Egypt
Sh'mot (Exodus) 3:4
7. Across the River
Words and music by Sam Glaser, Hebrew lyrics from liturgy
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
Come with me across the river
Far across the great divide
Come with me across the river
To the other side
Pack up your things and go
To a land that I will show you
For no other reason
Than to join me on this journey
Into the great unknown
Where mysteries await you
You've got too much to give
To live your life alone
Come with me across the river
Far across the great divide
Come with me across the river
To the other side
Open your heart and soul
And watch the magic happen
There's not a single thing
Your dreams cannot deliver
I am the pot of gold
That lies beyond your rainbow
I may be far away
Or right under your nose
It's up to you
Lech l'cha meyartzecha Lech l'cha mimoladt’cha
Lech l'cha mibet avicha el ha'aretz asher areka
Go for yourself from your land, from your relatives, and from
your father’s house to a land that I will show you.
–B’reshit (Genesis) 12:1
8. Ki Mitziyon
Words and music by Sam Glaser, Hebrew lyrics from liturgy
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
In the city of gold I left a little prayer
Pressed inside Your wall of stone
And I pledged my heart
To carry out Your will
If You'd only make it known
Patiently You waited until I could hear the tune
Ki mitziyon tetzey Torah
Ud'var Hashem miYerushalayim
Ki mitziyon tetzey Torah
Ud'var Hashem miYerushalayim
When the desert night
Sweeps the seven gates
And the stars light up the sky
I can hear Your voice
Whisper on the wind
If I stop to hear the cry
Ki mitziyon tetzey Torah
Ud'var Hashem miYerushalayim
Ki mitziyon tetzey Torah
Ud'var Hashem miYerushalayim
From Jerusalem Your inspiration feeds a hungry world
In the city of gold this lonely soul finally feels at home
For from Zion shall the Torah come forth and the word of Hashem from Jerusalem
–Bamidbar (Numbers) 10:35
9. Oseh Shalom
Words and music by Sam Glaser, Hebrew lyrics from liturgy
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
Spreading the feeling all over the earth
Waiting for the day
When brothers can walk hand in hand
And no one feels afraid
With all of our hearts we call to You
Knowing You hear somehow
Like never before
We need You here right now
Oseh shalom bimromav
Hu ya’aseh shalom aleynu
V’al kol Yisrael, Yisrael
V’im’ru amen
Turn to the people who share your life
Let your love shine through
Make sure to mention from time to time
How much they mean to you
We’re holding the future in our hands
We can be the light
If only we’d stand as one
It could be so bright
Shalom rav al Yisrael
Amcha tasim l’olam
Ki atah hu melech
Adon l’chol hashalom
He who makes peace in His high heavens, may He make peace for us and for all Israel, and say Amen –Liturgy
Establish abundant peace upon Your people Israel forever, for You are King, Master of all peace. –Liturgy
10. Od Yishama
Words and music by Sam Glaser, Hebrew lyrics from liturgy
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
Let it be heard in the towns of Judea
Let it be heard in Jerusalem
The sound of joy and of celebration
Our voices raised together
Od yishama b'arey Yehuda
Uv'chutzot Yerushalayim
As we dance in an endless circle
Touching hearts, holding hands
Sing a song heard by all the nations
Am Yisrael forever
Od yishama b'arey Yehuda
Uv'chutzot Yerushalayim
Kol Sason v'kol simcha
Kol chatan v'kol kalah
May there still be heard in the cities of Judea and in the streets of Jerusalem, the sound of joy and the sound of celebration, the voice ot the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. –Liturgy
Keep the Dream Alive
Words and music by Sam Glaser, Hebrew lyrics from liturgy
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
Ya'akov ran away with the shirt upon his back
In fear his brother Esav would suddenly attack
That night he found a special place where he could rest his head
He saw angels on a ladder and this is what they said
Keep the dream alive
Keep the dream alive
Ya'akov, keep the dream alive
Ya'akov's favorite son, Yosef was his name
His brothers were filled with jealousy, but he loved them just the same
They thought he wanted trouble, that their dad was being misled
But Yosef saw eleven stars bowing toward his bed
Keep the dream alive
Keep the dream alive
Yosef, keep the dream alive
Keep the dream alive
Keep the dream alive
Yosef, keep the dream alive
Sold into slavery, left to rot in jail
But Yosef put his trust in G-d and knew he couldn't fail
When the Pharoah had a dream and couldn't understand
Yosef knew the answer, and soon he ruled the land
Ya'akov was an old man and he felt that he would die
Without ever seeing his Yosef, now twenty-two years had gone by
Famine brought him to Egypt where all the grain was kept
There he found Yosef's family and hugged them all and wept
Keep the dream alive
Keep the dream alive
Ephraim, keep the dream alive
Keep the dream alive
Keep the dream alive
Menashe, keep the dream alive
Y'varechecha Hashem, keep the dream alive
With a blessing from above we keep the dream alive
Everytime we say a prayer we keep the dream alive
When we sing together we keep the dream alive
We keep the dream
We keep the dream
We keep the dream alive
Y’varechecha Hashem means “May God bless you.”
12. Lift My Eyes
Words and music by Sam Glaser, Hebrew lyrics from liturgy
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
It’s been a long time since I’ve said I love you
It’s been a while since I’ve said anything at all
Captive in a fortress of my choosing
And it’s time that I tore down the wall
Lift my eyes to see the light within the darkness
Lift my spirit to appreciate Your hand
Lift my eyes to see the answers
To the questions I don’t understand
It’s been a long time since I’ve kept a promise
It’s been a while since I have had a single goal
All my dreams are being held for ransom
Cause I cannot find the self-control
Lift my eyes to see the truth for the illusion
Lift my heart to see the good inside the pain
Lift my eyes to see the reason for Your wishes
That I can’t explain
Esa eynai el heharim
Me’ayin yavo ezri
Ezri meyim Hashem oseh
Shamayim va’aretz
I lift up my eyes to the mountains, from where will my help come? My help comes from Hashem, creator of heaven and earth.
–Psalms 121:1-2
13. Lifeline
Words and music by Sam Glaser
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
You sent me on a journey through this world
To see what I might learn along the way
And You sent me down some darkened roads
To see if I could find the light of day
You kept Yourself from view to see what conclusions
That a drowning person just might come to
Oh Lord, throwin' me a lifeline
Oh Lord, throwin' me a lifeline
Just when I was goin' under
And I thought I had no hope, you held out Your hand
Well You sent me all the riches in this world
To see how I might spend 'em on the way
And You sent me folks in desperate need
Whom I wouldn't give the time of day
You kept Yourself from view
To check on the memory
Of someone who thought he didn't need You
Oh Lord, throwin' me a lifeline
Oh Lord, throwin' me a lifeline
Just when I was goin' under
And I thought I had no hope, you held out Your hand
14. Tree of Life
Words and music by Sam Glaser, Hebrew lyrics from liturgy
©Sam Glaser www.samglaser.com
Let the Torah be our light
Please make our future bright
And let Your spirit dwell within us
As Your message we proclaim
Our voices praise Your Name
The Tree of Life will guide us
Kohanecha yilb’shu tzedek
V’chashidecha y’raneynu
Let the Torah be our light
Please make our future bright
And let Your spirit dwell within us
As Your message we proclaim
Our voices praise Your Name
The Tree of Life will guide us
Ki lekach tov natati lachem
Torati al ta’azovu
Eitz Chayim Hi lamakazikim ba
V’tom’cheha m’ushar
D’racheha darchey no’am
V’chol n’tivoteha shalom
Ba’avur David avdecha
Al tasheyv p’ney m’shichecha
Let Your priest be clothed in righteousness, and Your devout ones will sing joyously. For the sake of David, Your servant, turn not away the face of Your anointed. For I have given you a good teaching, do not forsake My Torah. It is a tree of life for those who grasp it, and its supporters are praiseworthy. It’s ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths are peace. –Tehillim (Psalms) 132:8-10, Mishley (Proverbs) 4:2, 3:18, 3:17
15. Hatikvah
Music: Folk Song, Lyric: Naftali Imber
Kol od baleyvav p’nima
Nefesh Yehudi homiya
Ul’fatey mizrach kadima
Ayin l’Tziyon tzofiya
Od lo avda tikvateynu
Hatikvah bat sh’not alpayim
Lihiyot am chofshi b’artzeynu
Eretz Tziyon Yerushalayim
Lihiyot am chofshi b’artzeynu
Eretz Tziyon Yerushalayim
So long as still within the inmost heart a Jewish spirit sings, so long as the eye looks eastward, gazing toward Zion, our hope is not lost: that hope of two millennia, to be a free people in our land, the land of Zion and Jerusalem.