Kol Halev CD Lyrics
KOL HALEV: THE VOICE OF THE HEART
Each member family of NVHC may receive a free copy of the new CD, Kol Halev: The Voice of the Heart," a cd of religious music performed at Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation and sung by Cantor Irena Altshul.
The lyrics to each melody are below, to assist you in learning to participate.
Ma Tovu
Chorus: Mah Tovu ohalecha, Ya'akov, mishk'notecha, Yisrael!
Va'ani b'rov chasd'cha avo veitecha, eshtachaveh el heichal kodsh'cha b'yiratecha.
Adonai, ahavti mon beitecha umkom mishkan k'vodecha. Va'ani eshtachaveh v'echraah, evrchah lifnei Adonai osi.
Va'ani t'filati l'cha, Adonai, eit ratzon. Elohim b'rov chasd'echa, aneini be-emet yishecha.
-from the liturgy, written and arranged by Danny Maseng
Lecha Dodi
Chorus: L'chah dodi likrat kalah, p'nei Shabbat n'kabllah.
Shamor v'zachor b'dibur echad, hishmianu El hamyuchad, Adonai echad ushmo echad, l'shem ultiferet v'lithilah.
Likrat Shabbat l'chu v'neilcha, ki hi mkor habrachah, Meirosh mikedem n'suchah, sof ma'aseh b'machashava t'chilah. Hitorri, hitoriri, ki va oreich, kumi ori, Uri uri shir d'abeiri. K'vod Adonai alayich niglah.
Bo-i v'shalom ateret balah, gam b'simchah uv'zholah, Toch emunei am s'gulah, bo-i chalah, bo-i chalah.
-from Shabbat liturgy, A. Rotenberg
Mi Chamochah ba-eilim, Adonai! Mi kamochah nedar bakodesh, nora t'hilot, oseih fele! Malchutcha ra-u vanecha, bokei-a yam lifnei Moshe.
Zeh Eli, anu vamru, Adonai yimloch l'olam va-ed!
-from Shabbat liturgy, Craig Taubman
Vshamru
Chorus: V'shamru v'nei Yisrael et HaShabbat, la'asot et HaShabbat l'dorotam brit olam.
Beini u'vein b'nei Yisrael ot hi l'olam.
-from Shabbat liturgy, Sol Zim
R'tzei
R'tzei, Adonai Eloheinu, b'amcha Yisrael, ut'filatam b'ahavah t'kabeil, uthi l'ratzon tamid avodat Yisrael amecha. El karov l'chol korav, p'nei el avadecha v'choneinu, sh'foch ruchacha aleinu. V'techezenah eineinu b'shuvcha l'Tzion brachamim. Baruch atah, Adonai, hamachazir Shechinato l'Tzion.
-from liturgy Cantor Stephen Richards
Mi Shebeirach
Mi shebeirach avoteinu, Avrahham,Yitzchak v'Yaakov. Mi shebeirach imoteinu, Sarah, Rivkah, Leiah v'Racheil. May the One who blessed our Mothers, may the One who blessed our Fathers, Hear our prayer, hear our prayer, hear our prayer, hear our prayer and bless us as well.
Bless us with the power of Your healing, bless us with the power of Your hope. May our hearts be filled with understanding and strengthened by the power of Your love.
-from liturgy Cantor Lisa Levine
Oseh Shalom
Oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya'aseh shalom aleinu v'al kol Yisrael, viimru: Amen.
- from liturgy Debbie Friedman
Shalom Rav
Shalom rav al Yisrael amcha tasim l'olam,
- from liturgy Cantor Meir Finkelstein
Sim Shalom
Chorus: Sim Shalom tovah uv'racha, chein vachesed vrachamim, aleinu v'al kol Yisrael amecha.
Barcheinu, avinu, kulanu kechad bor panecha.Ki vor panecha natata lanu, Adonai Eloheinu.
Torat chayim v'ahavat chesed, uzt'dakah uv'rachah v'rachamim v'chayim v'shalom. V'tov beinecha l'reich et amcha Yisrael b'chol eit uvchol sha'a bishlomecha.
- from liturgy Cantor Meir Finkelstein
Maoz Tzur
Maoz tzur y'shuati, l'cha na-eh l'shabei-ach tikon beit t'filati, v'sham todah n'zabei-ach l'eit tachin matbei-ach, mitzar hamnabei-ach az egmor b'shir mizmor chanukat hamizbei-ach.
Rock of Ages, let our song, praise Your saving power. You amidst the raging foes, were our sheltering tower. Furious, they assailed us, but Your arm availed us. And Your word broke their sword, when our own strength failed us.
- Hebrew Text by Mordchai (13th c), English translated from German by Leopold Stein by M. Jastrow and G. Gottheil, traditional
Adir Hu - God of Might
Adir hu, adir hu, yiv-neh vei-to ve ka-rov
God of might, God of right,
-English text G. Gottheil, traditional
