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"Neis Gadol"
Music by Debbie Friedman
Neis gadol haya sham.
A great miracle happened there.
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"Chanukah Blessings"
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Baruch A-tah Adonai
Eloheinu me-lech ha-o-lam
Asher kid'sha-nu b'mitz-vo-tav
V'zti-va-nu l'had-lik neir
shel Cha-nu-kah
Baruch A-tah Adonai
Eloheinu me-lech ha-o-lam
She-a-sa ni-sim la-a-vo-tei--nu
Ba-ya-mim ha-heim
baz-man ha-zeh.
Baruch A-ta Adonai,
Eloheinu me-lech ha-o-lam,
She-he-che-ya-nu v'ki-y'ma-nu
V'hi-gi-a-nu laz'man ha-zeh.
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"Ma-oz Tzur"
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Ma-oz tzur y'shu-a-ti,
L'cha na-eh l'sha-bei-ach;
Ti-kon beit t'fi-la-ti,
V'sham to-dah n'za-bei-ach.
L'eit ta-chin mat-bei-ach,
mi-tzar ha-m'na-bei-ach,
[az eg-mor, b'shir miz-mor,
Cha-nu-kat ha-miz-bei-ach.] 2X
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Rock of Ages, let our song Praise Your saving
power:
You, amid the raging foes,
Were our sheltering tower.
Furious, they assailed us,
But your arm availed us,
[And Your word broke their sword,
When our own strength failed us.] 2X
Children of the Maccabees,
Whether free or fettered,
Wake the echoes of the songs,
Where you may be scattered.
Yours the message cheering,
That the time is nearing,
[Which will see all men free,
Tyrants disappearing.] 2X
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A long time ago in a land called Mod'in
Lived a young man named Judah, brave and serene
When Antiochus the tyrant said the Jews could not be free
They didn't count on Judah, the one named Maccabee
Chorus:
In the window shining so bright
I can see the Chanukah light
And it gives me such a warm, friendly glow
When I think of Judah Maccabee so long ago.
Now Judah and his brothers, they knew it wasn't
right
To take away their freedom…they knew they had to fight.
They fought three long years till that king could take no
more.
They rebuilt the Holy Temple-its beauty they restored.
Chorus
When the Temple was restored the brothers
searched and searched in vain
For oil to light one lamp, but not a drop remained
Except for one small vial…enough for just one day.
But instead it burned for eight-they declared a holiday.
Chorus
Tonight we light our lamps, sing our songs
and play our games.
We remember that great miracle written in the flames.
And today throughout the land we rejoice that we are free
To carry out the mission of Judah Maccabee.
Chorus
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