FOUR CHORAL ETUDES

Sung in Hebrew

YIHYU L'RATZON
Psalm 19:14

May the words of my mouth and the prayer of my heart be acceptable to You, O Lord, my rock and redeemer. Amen.

HODU LADONAI
Psalm 118:1–4

Praise the Lord, for He is good, His steadfast love is eternal.
Let Israel declare, “His steadfast love is eternal.”
Let the house of Aaron declare, “His steadfast love is eternal.”
Let those who fear the Lord declare, “His steadfast love is eternal.”

B'TZET YISRAEL
Psalm 114:1–8
Translations: JPS Tanakh 1999

When Israel went forth from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange speech, Judah became His holy one, Israel, His dominion.
The sea saw them and fled, Jordan ran backward, mountains skipped like rams, hills like sheep.
What alarmed you, O sea, that you fled, Jordan, that you ran backward, mountains, that you skipped like rams, hills, like sheep?
Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flinty rock into a fountain.

KI LO NA'E
Passover Seder Hymn
Translation: Jeremy Hyuman, from The Diaspora Haggadah, Yaniv Enterprises, Tel Aviv, 1988

Beautiful praise befits the Lord,
Mighty in His kingship, justly chosen.
His followers sing: You, O Lord,

You alone reign in Your majestic kingdom.
Beautiful praise befits the Lord.

He is known for His glorious rule: the faithful sing to Him: You, O Lord,
You alone reign in Your majestic kingdom.
Beautiful praise befits the Lord.

Perfect in His kingship, justly strong,
His angels sing to Him: You, O Lord,
You alone reign in Your majestic kingdom.
Beautiful praise befits the Lord.

Alone He reigns, in righteous power,
His scholars sing to Him: You, O Lord,
You alone reign in Your majestic kingdom.
Beautiful praise befits the Lord.

He commands in His kingdom, revered by all, those near Him sing: You, O Lord,
You alone reign in Your majestic kingdom.
Beautiful praise befits the Lord.