[Intro] הַאֲזִינוּ שָׁמַיִם וַאֲדַמָּה Give ear— I open my ear and heart before You. [Verse 1] Not to flee the world, Not to lock You inside it; שֶׁתּוֹרָתְךָ תֵּרֵד So Your teaching is heard in a human mouth. [Pre-Chorus] Let the high word cross the open air, Let the hidden truth become a human prayer. [Chorus] לַמְּדֵנִי לִרְאוֹת Teach me to see what was, what is, what will be. Stand between them—בלי שֶׁקֶר וּבְלִי יֵאוּשׁ, Without falsehood, without despair, carry me. [Verse 2] שֶׁמַע אֱמֶת in my ears, Discernment steady in my mind; Words that neither flatter nor crush, A truthful mercy I can find. [Pre-Chorus] אֶקַּח תְּחִלָּה — receive before I speak, Make my listening deep, make my courage meek. [Chorus] לַמְּדֵנִי לִרְאוֹת Teach me to see what was, what is, what will be. Stand between them—בלי שֶׁקֶר וּבְלִי יֵאוּשׁ, Without falsehood, without despair, carry me. [Bridge] הֲשִׁיבֵנִי as movement: שׁוּבָה, Turn me from what I left to what I still owe. From what I have been to what You call me to become, Lead my feet where the living waters flow. [Instrumental] [Shofar call and answering temple trumpets] [Final Chorus] לַמְּדֵנִי לִרְאוֹת Teach me to see what was, what is, what will be. שׁוּבָה, שׁוּבָה — turn me toward the mercy That asks for truth and still makes room for me. [Outro] צִנּוֹר נֶאֱמָן — heaven to earth, סוד to פשט, the hidden made plain. I receive, I listen, I return. Amen.
