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פִּתְחִי לִי

Please Open

by Laivy Hart

Sometimes we stand outside the gates of holiness and wonder why Hashem feels so far away. But perhaps the door was never locked, perhaps He is standing on the other side, waiting for us to open even the smallest crack. We ask Him to open the gates for us, while He asks us to open our hearts to Him, promising that even an opening no wider than a needle can become a doorway as wide as the entrance to the Bais HaMikdash.

פִּתְחוּ לִי
שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק

אָבֹא בָם
אוֹדֶה יָהּ

פִּתְחוּ לִי
שַׁעַר בַּלַּיְלָה

כִּי עָמַדְנוּ בַּחוּץ
וְהַנֶּפֶשׁ עֲיֵפָה

פִּתְחוּ לִי
רַק דֶּרֶךְ אֶלֶיךָ

כִּי אֵין לָנוּ אוֹר
אִם אֵין לָנוּ אוֹתְךָ


פִּתְחִי לִי
אֲחֹתִי

רַעְיָתִי
יוֹנָתִי

תַמָּתִי
פִּתְחִי לִי

שֶׁרֹּאשִׁי נִמְלָא טָל
קְוֻּצּוֹתַי רְסִיסֵי לָיְלָה

פִּתְחִי לִי
אֲנִי עוֹמֵד בַּפֶּתַח

אַתֶּם מְבַקְּשִׁים שְׁעָרִים
וַאֲנִי מְבַקֵּשׁ אֶתְכֶם


פִּתְחִי לִי
פִּתְחִי לִי

אֲחֹתִי
רַעְיָתִי

פִּתְחִי לִי
פִּתְחִי לִי

יוֹנָתִי
תַמָּתִי

פָּתַחְתִּי אֲנִי
לְדוֹדִי

וְדוֹדִי
חָמַק עָבָר

נַפְשִׁי יָצְאָה
בְדַבְּרוֹ

בִּקַּשְׁתִּיהוּ
וְלֹא מְצָאתִיהוּ

קְרָאתִיו
וְלֹא עָנָנִי

פָּתַחְנוּ מְאֻחָר
וְנִשְׁאַרְנוּ בַּלַּיְלָה

הַדֶּלֶת בַּיָּד
וְהַלֵּב בַּשְּׁאֵלָה

[Verse 4 - Hashem says it is never too late, hope rebuilds]

פִּתְחוּ לִי פֶּתַח
כְּחֻדּוֹ שֶׁל מַחַט

וַאֲנִי אֶפְתַּח לָכֶם
פֶּתַח כְּפִתְחוֹ שֶׁל אוּלָם

פִּתְחוּ לִי מְעַט
וַאֲנִי אֶפְתַּח לָכֶם הַכֹּל

כִּי אֲפִלּוּ פֶּתַח קָטָן
מַחֲזִיר אֶת הַקּוֹל


פִּתְחִי לִי
פִּתְחוּ לִי

דֶּלֶת קְטַנָּה
שַׁעַר גָּדוֹל

פִּתְחִי לִי
פִּתְחוּ לִי

פֶּתַח שֶׁל מַחַט
פֶּתַח שֶׁל אוּלָם


פִּתְחוּ שְׁעָרִים
וְיָבֹא גוֹי צַדִּיק

שֹׁמֵר אֱמֻנִים
שֹׁמֵר אֱמֻנִים

פִּתְחוּ שְׁעָרִים
לְעַם שֶׁחוֹזֵר

לֹא שָׁלֵם
אֲבָל שׁוֹמֵר

לֹא גָּדוֹל
אֲבָל קָרוֹב

לֹא רָחוֹק
כִּי עוֹד אוֹהֵב


וּפִתְּחוּ שְׁעָרַיִךְ תָּמִיד
יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה
לֹא יִסָּגֵרוּ

וּפִתְּחוּ שְׁעָרַיִךְ תָּמִיד
יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה
לֹא יִסָּגֵרוּ

פִּתְחוּ שְׁעָרִים
וְיָבֹא גוֹי צַדִּיק

שֹׁמֵר אֱמֻנִים
שֹׁמֵר אֱמֻנִים



פִּתְחִי לִי
וְאֶפְתַּח לָךְ

פִּתְחוּ לִי
וְאֶפְתַּח לָכֶם

פִּתְחוּ שְׁעָרִים
וְיָבֹא גוֹי צַדִּיק

וּפִתְּחוּ שְׁעָרַיִךְ תָּמִיד
יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה
לֹא יִסָּגֵרוּ



אֲנִי לְדוֹדִי
וְעָלַי תְּשׁוּקָתוֹ

פִּתְחִי לִי
פִּתְחִי לִי
Open for me
The gates of righteousness

I will enter through them
And give thanks to הַשֵּׁם

Open for me
A gate in the night

For we have stood outside
And the soul is weary

Open for me
Just one path to You

For we have no light
If we do not have You

Open for me
My sister

My beloved
My dove

My perfect one
Open for me

For my head is filled with dew
My locks with drops of the night

Open for me
I am standing at the door

You are asking for gates
But I am asking for you

Open for me
Open for me

My sister
My beloved

Open for me
Open for me

My dove
My perfect one

I opened for my beloved
And my beloved had slipped away

My soul went out
When he spoke

I searched for him
But I could not find him

I called for him
But he did not answer

We opened too late
And we were left in the night

The door is in our hands
And the question is in our hearts

Open for Me an opening
No wider than the eye of a needle

And I will open for you
An opening like the entrance of the Temple

Open for Me just a little
And I will open everything for you

For even the smallest opening
Can bring the voice back home

Open for me
Open for me

A little door
A mighty gate

Open for me
Open for me

An opening like a needle
An opening like the Temple

Open the gates
And let the righteous nation enter

The nation that keeps faith
Keeps faith

Open the gates
For a people returning

Not complete
But still faithful

Not mighty
But still near

Not far away
For they still love

And let your gates remain open
Always

By day and by night
They shall never be closed

And let your gates remain open
Always

By day and by night
They shall never be closed

Open the gates
And let the righteous nation enter

The nation that keeps faith
Keeps faith

Open for me
And I will open for you

Open for Me
And I will open for you all

Open the gates
And let the righteous nation enter

And let your gates remain open
Always

By day and by night
They shall never be closed

I am my beloved's
And my beloved longs for me

Open for me
Open for me
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