This song is dedicated to everyone who plants trees whose shade they may never sit beneath. To every parent, teacher, volunteer, builder, and dreamer who keeps doing Hashem's work, knowing that success is measured by faithfulness, not by finishing. Our job is not to complete the mission, only to never walk away from it.
לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר
וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶּן חוֹרִין
לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה
הַיּוֹם קָצָר וְהַמְּלָאכָה מְרֻבָּה
וְהַפּוֹעֲלִים עֲצֵלִים וְהַשָּׂכָר הַרְבֵּה
וּבַעַל הַבַּיִת דּוֹחֵק
וּבַעַל הַבַּיִת דּוֹחֵק
לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר
וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶּן חוֹרִין
לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה
לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר
וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶּן חוֹרִין
לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה
אִם לָמַדְתָּ תּוֹרָה הַרְבֵּה
נוֹתְנִים לְךָ שָׂכָר הַרְבֵּה
וְנֶאֱמָן הוּא בַּעַל מְלַאכְתְּךָ
שֶׁיְּשַׁלֵּם לְךָ שְׂכַר פְּעֻלָּתֶךָ
לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר
וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶּן חוֹרִין
לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה
לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר
וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶּן חוֹרִין
לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה
וְאִם חָשַׁב לַעֲשׂוֹת מִצְוָה
וְנֶאֱנַס וְלֹא עֲשָׂאָהּ
הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַעֲלֶה עָלָיו
כְּאִלּוּ עֲשָׂאָהּ
מַעֲלֶה עָלָיו כְּאִלּוּ עֲשָׂאָהּ
מַעֲלֶה עָלָיו כְּאִלּוּ עֲשָׂאָהּ
מַעֲלֶה עָלָיו כְּאִלּוּ עֲשָׂאָהּ
תֵּדַע לְךָ
שֶׁהֲרֵי דָּוִד חָשַׁב לִבְנוֹת הַמִּקְדָּשׁ
וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא בְנָאוֹ
נִכְתַּב עַל שְׁמוֹ
מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר חֲנֻכַּת הַבַּיִת
לְדָוִד לְדָוִד
מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר חֲנֻכַּת הַבַּיִת
לְדָוִד לְדָוִד
לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר
וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶּן חוֹרִין
לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה
לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר
וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶּן חוֹרִין
לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה
לְדָוִד
לְדָוִד
מַעֲלֶה עָלָיו כְּאִלּוּ עֲשָׂאָהּ
It's not for you To finish the work
But neither are you Free to walk away
Free to turn aside From what must be done
The day is short And the work is great
The workers grow weary Yet the reward is great
And the Master Is calling
And the Master Is calling
It's not for you To finish the work
But neither are you Free to walk away
Free to turn aside From what must be done
It's not for you To finish the work
But neither are you Free to walk away
Free to turn aside From what must be done
If you have learned Much Torah
Great is the reward Prepared for you
Faithful is the Master Who gave you your task
He will surely pay The wages of your work
It's not for you To finish the work
But neither are you Free to walk away
Free to turn aside From what must be done
It's not for you To finish the work
But neither are you Free to walk away
Free to turn aside From what must be done
If you desired To do a mitzvah
But were prevented From fulfilling it
The Holy One, Blessed is He Counts it for you
As though You had done it
He counts it for you As though you had done it
He counts it for you As though you had done it
He counts it for you As though you had done it
Know this well
For David longed To build the Temple
And even though He never built it
It was written In his name
A song, a psalm For the dedication of the House
Of David Of David
A song, a psalm For the dedication of the House
Of David Of David
It's not for you To finish the work
But neither are you Free to walk away
Free to turn aside From what must be done
It's not for you To finish the work
But neither are you Free to walk away
Free to turn aside From what must be done
Of David
Of David
He counts it for you As though you had done it
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