Lyrics

Tekiah

by Ros Schwartz © Sept 2008

Chorus
Tekiah - the sound of the shofar
Wakens my soul from a deep slumber
Tekiah g’dolah
Now I hear the stars sing

Verse 1
I take this shofar and hold it before me
Its silent presence awaits my command
To breathe a voice from the sound of its stillness
To sing a prayer with this horn in my hand

Verse 2
The shofar blast breaks the peace of the silence
It stirs my soul with the sound of the wind
My breath gives life to the voice of the ram’s horn
It sings my grief for the sins that I’ve sinned

Verse 3
Tekiah - is the sound of our yearning
Shevarim - we are broken apart
Teruah - sings the tears we are weeping
Tekiah - in the depths of our hearts

Verse 4
And now the fragments are gathered together
The shattered pieces again are made whole
The tears we shed blend into a great ocean
Our sorrow heals the wounds in our soul

Verse 5
And now as silence returns to the shofar
We pray for healing of all that is torn
May we be changed by the voice of the shofar
As from our sleep we awaken reborn

Final Chorus
Tekiah - the sound of the shofar
Wakens my soul from a deep slumber
Tekiah g’dolah
Now I hear the stars, I hear the stars sing