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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