Lyrics

Israel Oh Israel

© 2025 Issachar Tal van Kekem

There is a Land in which you will eat bread without scarcity,
A Land in which you do not lack anything!
All nations and all lands God apportioned among deputies,
But the Land of Israel He kept to Himself:
No angel, no envoy, but God Himself rules over Israel!
The people over whom no one else rules
In
The Land over which no one else rules!

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Israel oh Israel, Land of honey and milk!
Jerusalem Jerusalem, city of gold and silk!
Mount Moriàh forever lit by the Ark
Even while the Tablets are still hidden in the dark…

Come and witness, how the Lord,
Provides first to Israel,
and only then to the other nations!
For through Israel they will be blessed.
Israel enjoys abundance, is always satisfied,
And always willing to teach and to provide,
While the other nations, hungrily, in superficial faith abide…

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Israel is a benefactor to the whole wide world, both in knowledge and in health,
Knowing that whoever is stingy to the poor, is unworthy of wealth!
But whoever is generous
Will be blessed with affluence and longevity
And a cushioned seat
At our blessed Creator’s feet!

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