The Sinaite’s Musical Liturgy – 4th Sabbath of March

KINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS

[Original Tune: “Praise the Name of Jesus”/Revised Lyrics] 

Light one Sabbath candle

as His blazing sun sets,

darkness fills all the spaces, 

not in the minds where His True Light dwells,

Let His Tree of Life be your Light.

 

Light two Sabbath candles, 

Brighten up the darkness,

One is good, two is much better,

More minds in harmony reflect more ‘Light’

Let His Tree of Life be our Light.

 

 

[Original Tune:  “We Gather Together”/Revised Lyrics]

1.  We gather together to seek the Lord’s blessing,

with joy in our hearts, we delight in Your Day,

We welcome Your Sabbath, we seek Your loving Presence,

We bless Your Holy Name, Yahuwah our Lord.

 

2.  We break bread together, we bless one another,

We drink to our health and this joy that we share,

We pray for all others, for all the Sabbath-keepers,

Who faithfully observe this blest day of rest.

 

3.  For joy we derive from our loved ones, our family,

For daughters, for sons, and for grandchildren dear,

For blessings no end that Your gracious Hand has given us,

We bless you back, O Lord, Yahuwah,  our God!

 

 

Isaiah 58:13-14

You must observe the Sabbath

rather than doing anything you please

on my holy day.

You must look forward to the Sabbath

and treat the LORD’s holy day with respect.

You must treat it with respect

by refraining from your normal activities,

and by refraining from your selfish pursuits

and from making business deals.

Then you will find joy

in your relationship to the LORD,

and I will give you great prosperity,

and cause crops to grow on the land

I gave to your ancestor Jacob.”

Know for certain that the LORD has spoken.

 

 

 

“There’s a blessing in saying the NAME”

[Original Tune: “Are You washed in the blood of the Lamb?”/Revised Lyrics]

 

1.  Have you been to Sinai where the One True God

gave His Name, His ineffable Name,

Which His chosen people dare not say out loud,

out of reverence and awe for His Name.

2.  So they called Him ‘Adonai’ and ‘Elohim’,

and devised other titles for Him,

And in time it happened that not one could say

how the Name is pronounced to this day.

CHORUS:  Yod Heh Vav Heh, Yod Heh Vav Heh,

Yah forgive, we don’t know how to say—

Yah-weh, Ya-hu-weh,Ye-ho-vah, Ya-hu-wah,

There’s a blessing in saying His Name.

 

3.  So He’s known by many other titles like—-

El Shaddai, Eluheinu, HaShem,

He’s Creator, Master of the universe,

He’s the Rock, He’s Provider, He’s God.

4.  How can anyone who’s never heard His Name

ever call on a God they don’t know?

Are they faulted for not knowing to this day,

when they can’t read His Name in THE BOOK?

CHORUS: Ya-hu-wah, Ya-hu-wah,

is it so wrong to call on His Name,

All the world will never know the One True God,

if we don’t say ‘Yahuwah’s His Name!’

 

 

 

On this Sabbath, O YHWH, Lord of the Sabbath,

God of the families represented here,

God of Sinaites everywhere who call on Your Name,

We seek Your blessings — protection, provisions —

for us and our loved ones: (name them)

parents,  spouse, siblings, children, 

extended kin, dear friends, special people, 

staff in our work places.

We remember with fondness our dearly departed,

thanking You for giving us the joy and pleasure

and privilege of having them as part of our lives:

(name them).

We thank You specially, Lord YHWH,

for enabling us to find You, 

to know You as much as we are able to,

through Your Creation,

and through Your Revelation on Sinai,

Your TORAH for life.

For the remaining Sabbaths

You will allow us to enjoy during our lifetime on earth,

we thank You ! 

Blessed be YHWH, Lord and God of Sinaites,

God of Israel, God of the Nations,

Creator of the universe.

Amen.

[Raise your glass of wine and make a toast: “To Life!” “L’chaim!”

HAVDALAH

 

[Original Tune: “Onward Christian Soldiers”/Revised Lyrics]

1.  Onward true believers in the One True God

With God’s Truth before us, leave the false behind,

Once we followed other gods, once we swallowed lies,

That’s all past tense, that’s behind us, disconnect old ties –

Onward, onward, let’s move forward from we were before,

With God’s Truth before us, listen not to lore.

 

2.  Learn the ‘Old’, unlearn the ‘New’,

That’s the thing to do—

Start from the beginning, Genesis anew,

Learn from Him, Creator God, lay aside your fears,

Learn to reason, get some wisdom, open up your ears!

Onward, let’s move further forward from we were before,

With ‘Old’ Truth before us, there’s more truth in store.

 

3.  Exodus, Leviticus, read them with fresh eyes,

Don’t bring with you baggage from your former ties,

Numbers, Deuteronomy, these complete the five,

If that’s all that you can process, that is good for life,

Onward, let your search move onward,  leave the past behind,

There’s so much to cover, so much more to find.

 

4.  Let us follow Joshua’s lead, conquer turfs for God,

Weaken the resistance of those who’ve been ‘had’,

Don’t miss opportunities, say a word or two,

Sow the seeds but better if they see His Life in you,

Onward tread on bad soil, dry soil, sow God’s Word of Truth,

Somewhere there is good soil ready for ‘Old’ Truth!

 A——–men!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shabbat shalom to Israel,

and to Gentiles of the Nations,

and to Sinaites, and Sabbath-Keepers,

all worshippers of YHWH,

the One True God,

wherever and whoever you are!

 

In behalf of Sinai 6000 Core Community,

NSB@S6K