Lyrics

Like a Cedar the Righteous
©All rights reserved by Issachar Tal van Kekem

The Righteous will flourish like a palm tree, of that peerless race:
A long time will pass before another one will rise in its place…

The Righteous will thrive like a cedar in Levanon, commanding at great height,
The foundation of the world and (as such) God’s primal delight!

The souls of the Righteous come to be when Yesod and Shechina unite
In the holiest, the original, heavenly rite

The souls of the Righteous are the main handiwork of God our Maker
God is good to all, and His compassion is over all His works.
The Righteous Ones God endowed with His greatest perks!
The Righteous is an anonymous caretaker, an unknown, unseen, silent Shaker

When the soul of a Righteous One leaves this world, ascending above,
His form becomes supernal light, and he is dressed in a cloak of love
The love deserved through his virtuous days
God delights in them, desires them, for they are His successes
His reward for the countless ways
In which He His creation blesses…

The Righteous through their deeds the Torah declaim
Silently their praise of the Torah they proclaim
The Act (Art?) of Creation they reclaim
As has originally been God’s aim…