God the Lord
A friend sent a clip to a video of Yossi Ganot and Arik Sinai singing a traditional Jewish prayer from “shaharit” (morning prayer) on Sabbath morning.
View the clip here
The words of the prayer:
God, the Lord over all works,
blessed is He, and ever to be blessed by the mouth of everything that hath breath.
His greatness and goodness fill the universe;
knowledge and understanding surround Him:
He is exalted above the holy Chayoth and is adorned in glory
above the celestial chariot: purity and rectitude are before His throne,
loving kindness and tender mercy before His glory.
The luminaries are good which our God hath created:
He formed them with knowledge, understanding and discernment;
He gave them might and power to rule in the midst of the world.
They are full of luster, and they radiate brightness:
beautiful is their luster throughout all the world.
They rejoice in their going forth, and are glad in their returning;
they perform with awe the will of their Master.
Glory and honor they render unto His name,
exultation and rejoicing at the remembrance of His sovereignty.
He called unto the sun, and it shone forth in light:
He looked, and ordained the figure of the moon.
All the hosts on high render praise unto Him,
the Seraphim, the Ophanim and the holy Chayoth ascribing glory and greatness
