YISM'CHU
by Michael Reid Winikoff
In 2 Parts (SA, TB or TA) Solo Duet, Choir
or Both, optional piano
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DURATION: 3:40 Purchase
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Listen/View (treble voices) -- Listen Only (faster load) -- Listen/View (men's voices) -- Listen Only TB soli & choir THE TEXT - Yism'chu is a familiar prayer from the Amidah of the
Saturday morning Musaf service, embodying the central idea of
the sabbath as a delight - oneg shabbat. |
Yism’chu v’mal’chut’cha Shomrei shabbat v’kor’ei oneg Am m’kad’shei sh’vi-i kulam Yisb’u v’yit’an’gu Mituvecha V’hash’vi-I ratzita bo V’kidashto Chemdat yamim oto karata Zeicher l’ma-asei v’reisheet. |
They shall find joy in Your kingdom Who observe the Sabbath and call it a delight. All those who hallow the seventh day Shall be fulfilled and delighted With Your bounty; For You found pleasure in the seventh day And sanctified it, Declaring it the most desirable of days, A memorial of Creation. |