The Sinaite’s Musical Liturgy – 1st Sabbath of July

[Every other Sabbath,

we sing our Liturgy;

we have no original music of or own;

our roots are Christian

and we are familiar with their hymnody,

 so we borrow their music.  

When the lyrics reflect our belief system,

we leave them as originally written;

otherwise, we make minor revisions,

if not do a total rewrite,

reflecting the Sinaite’s Creed.  

Needless to say,

but we’ll say it anyway,

we are grateful to Christian composers

for their music. —Admin1]

 

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Kindle the Sabbath Lights

 

Immortal, Invisible God,

Blessed are You, the Source of Light!

As we kindle our Sabbath candles

on the eve of Your Holy Day,

We thank You for being the source of our spiritual illumination.

Your blessed Torah, Your instructions for life, Your guidelines for living,

lights up our pathway in our life’s journey.

Blessed are You, YHWH our God,

King of the Universe,

Who has blessed us with Your Torah

for knowledge, understanding and wisdom,

if we would partake of its fruit!

Blessed are You, YHWH, our God,

King of the universe,

true Lord of the Sabbath,

Who has gifted us with the Queen of days, 

Your set-apart Sabbath, our day of rest.

 

 

 

[O God our Help in Ages Past,

Music by Isaac Watts/Lyrics by William Croft

—Original Lyrics]

1. O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home.

 

2. Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received her frame,
from everlasting, thou art God,
to endless years the same.

 

3. A thousand ages, in thy sight,
are like an evening gone;
short as the watch that ends the night,
before the rising sun.

 

4. Time, like an ever rolling stream,
bears all who breathe away;
they fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the opening day.

 

5. O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come;
be thou our guide while life shall last,
and our eternal home.

 

 

Praise the Lord Ye Heavens Adore Him,

Music by Prince Albert (Gotha)

[Revised Lyrics to reflect the Sinaite’s Creed]

 Praise YAHUWAH, magnify His Name;
Praise Him, angels, in the heights;
Sun and moon, shine bright, make known His Fame,
Sparkle all ye stars at night;
Listen to His voice thunder to our days,

He hath spoken to humankind,

Rules, commandments, life instructions,

For our guidance all His Laws He hath made.

 

2. Praise YAHUWAH,  He is glorious;
Never shall His promises fail:
Over all He is victorious;  evil, never shall it prevail.
Praise YAHUWAH, Lord God Almighty;
Hosts on high, His power proclaim;
Heaven,  earth and all creation,
Laud, magnify His Name, His awesome Name!

 

3.  Worship, honor, glory, blessing,

Lord we offer these unto Thee!

Young and old Thy praise expressing,

In glad homage bend the knee!

All creation bow, worship only Thou,

Thus do we, before Thy Throne.

As in heaven, where Thou rulest,

So on this earth we pray

‘Thy Will shall be done’!

 

 

Sweet Hour of Prayer,

William W. Walford,

[Revised Lyrics

to reflect

the Sinaite’s Creed]

 

Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer!
That calls me out from a world of care,
And bids me at YAHUWAH’s throne
Make all concerns and all wishes known.
In seasons of distress and grief,
My soul has often found relief,
In knowing that my God does care

to hear me during my time of prayer!

 

 

The joy I feel, the bliss I share,

When I thank Him and when I declare:
His NAME to those who never heard,

from teachers, preachers who teach His Word.

YAHUWAH is the NAME I know,

He knows how much I love Him so . . . 

I lift my loved ones to His Throne,

In doing so, I am not alone.

 

Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer!

Its wings shall soar, my petition bear–
To Him whose Truth and Faithfulness

engage the waiting soul to bless.

And since He bids me seek His face,
Believe His Word, accept His Grace,
I long to meet Him everywhere,
but mostly in my sweet hour of prayer!

 

 

[Pray for your loved ones, name them individually:

parents, spouse, children, siblings, extended kin, friends, special people.]

 

 

 

 

HAVDALAH

 

Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing

Music by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1712–1778

 [Revised Lyrics to reflect the Sinaite’s Creed]

LORD, dismiss us with your love, Your blessing,
Fill our hearts with Your joy, Your peace.
Let each one of us, Your love possessing,

live Your Way, never let it cease;

Would You please inspire us;  strengthen us, refresh us,
Journey with us through our earthly wilderness.

 

Thanks we give with heartfelt adoration

for Your Presence this Sabbath day.

May this week before next celebration,

prove us fruitful in every way!

Ever ever fruit-full, always ever faithful,

from Your Torah Life and Truth,

may we not stray.

 

YAHUWAH, if ever You shall call us now,

 from our pilgrimage, on this day;

Let not fear of death deter us, show us how,

all your summons must we obey!

May we ever be with, finally to be with,
You and only You on our last Sabbath Day.