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נִכְסְפָה

Yearnings

by Laivy Hart

Long before we returned to Jerusalem, Jerusalem never left us. In every generation, our prayers, our tears, and our greatest joys carried one name.

כִּי רָצוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ
אֶת אֲבָנֶיהָ
וְאֶת עֲפָרָהּ
יְחֹנֵנוּ
רַבִּי אַבָּא
מְנַשֵּׁק אֶת אַבְנֵי עַכּוֹ
רַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר גַּמְדָּא
מִתְגַּלְגֵּל בַּעֲפָרָהּ
כִּי רָצוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ
אֶת אֲבָנֶיהָ
וְאֶת עֲפָרָהּ
יְחֹנֵנוּ

שָׂמַחְתִּי
בְּאֹמְרִים לִי
בֵּית הַשֵׁם
נֵלֵךְ
עֹמְדוֹת הָיוּ
רַגְלֵינוּ
בִּשְׁעָרַיִךְ
יְרוּשָׁלָיִם

אִם אֶשְׁכָּחֵךְ
יְרוּשָׁלָיִם
תִּשְׁכַּח
יְמִינִי
תִּדְבַּק לְשׁוֹנִי
לְחִכִּי
אִם לֹא
אֶזְכְּרֵכִי
אִם לֹא אַעֲלֶה
אֶת יְרוּשָׁלָיִם
עַל רֹאשׁ
שִׂמְחָתִי

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
הַבְּנוּיָה
כְּעִיר
שֶׁחֻבְּרָה לָּהּ יַחְדָּו
שָׁאַלוּ
שְׁלוֹם יְרוּשָׁלָיִם
יִשְׁלָיוּ
אֹהֲבָיִךְ
שִׂמְחוּ אֶת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
וְגִילוּ בָהּ
כָּל
אֹהֲבֶיהָ
שִׂישׂוּ אִתָּהּ
מָשׂוֹשׂ
כָּל
הַמִּתְאַבְּלִים עָלֶיהָ

אִם אֶשְׁכָּחֵךְ
יְרוּשָׁלָיִם
תִּשְׁכַּח
יְמִינִי
תִּדְבַּק לְשׁוֹנִי
לְחִכִּי
אִם לֹא
אֶזְכְּרֵכִי
אִם לֹא אַעֲלֶה
אֶת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
עַל רֹאשׁ
שִׂמְחָתִי

אַחַת שָׁאַלְתִּי
מֵאֵת הַשֵׁם
אוֹתָהּ
אֲבַקֵּשׁ
שִׁבְתִּי
בְּבֵית הַשֵׁם
כָּל
יְמֵי חַיַּי
לַחֲזוֹת
בְּנֹעַם הַשֵׁם
וּלְבַקֵּר
בְּהֵיכָלוֹ

נִכְסְפָה
וְגַם כָּלְתָה
נַפְשִׁי
לְחַצְרוֹת הַשֵׁם
לִבִּי וּבְשָׂרִי
יְרַנְּנוּ
אֶל
אֵל חָי
נִכְסְפָה
וְגַם כָּלְתָה
נַפְשִׁי
לְחַצְרוֹת הַשֵׁם
לִבִּי וּבְשָׂרִי
יְרַנְּנוּ
אֶל
אֵל חָי

אִם אֶשְׁכָּחֵךְ
יְרוּשָׁלָיִם
אִם אֶשְׁכָּחֵךְ
יְרוּשָׁלָיִם
תִּשְׁכַּח
יְמִינִי
תִּדְבַּק לְשׁוֹנִי
לְחִכִּי
אִם לֹא
אֶזְכְּרֵכִי
אִם לֹא אַעֲלֶה
אֶת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
עַל רֹאשׁ
שִׂמְחָתִי

כָּל הַמִּתְאַבֵּל
עַל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
זוֹכֶה
וְרוֹאֶה בְּשִׂמְחָתָהּ
כָּל הַמִּתְאַבֵּל
עַל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
זוֹכֶה
וְרוֹאֶה בְּשִׂמְחָתָהּ

נִכְסְפָה
וְגַם כָּלְתָה
נַפְשִׁי
לְחַצְרוֹת הַשֵׁם
For Your Servants Cherish Her Stones

For Your servants cherish her stones,
and treasure even her dust.

Rabbi Abba would kiss the stones of Akko.

Rabbi Chiyya bar Gamda would roll in the dust of the Land.

For Your servants cherish her stones,
and treasure even her dust.

I Rejoiced

I rejoiced when they said to me,
"Let us go to the House of Hashem."

Our feet stood
within your gates,
O Jerusalem.

If I Forget You

If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.

May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not place Jerusalem
above my greatest joy.

Jerusalem, Built as One

Jerusalem,
built as a city
joined together in unity.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
May those who love you prosper.

Rejoice with Jerusalem
and be glad with her,
all who love her.

Share in her joy,
all who mourned for her.

If I Forget You (Repeat)

If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.

May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not place Jerusalem
above my greatest joy.

One Thing I Ask

One thing I ask of Hashem;
this alone I seek:

To dwell in the House of Hashem
all the days of my life,

To behold the beauty of Hashem,
and to visit His Sanctuary.

My Soul Longs

My soul longs—indeed, it yearns—
for the courtyards of Hashem.

My heart and my flesh
sing with joy
to the Living God.

My soul longs—indeed, it yearns—
for the courtyards of Hashem.

My heart and my flesh
sing with joy
to the Living God.

If I Forget You (Final)

If I forget you, O Jerusalem...

If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.

May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not place Jerusalem
above my greatest joy.

Those Who Mourn for Jerusalem

Whoever mourns for Jerusalem
will merit to witness
her joy.

Whoever mourns for Jerusalem
will merit to witness
her joy.

Closing

My soul longs, indeed, it yearns
for the courtyards of Hashem.
Laivy Hart
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