Amarti LaYah, Ayli atah,
Ha’azinah Yah kol tachanunai

I said to the LORD: You are my God;
Incline your ear, Oh Yah, to the voice of my supplication (Psalm 140:7)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 140 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

This practice begins with the affirmation of a core relationship with the Great Mystery. By surrendering to that relationship, we are humbled, and we become aware of our complete dependence. We need a connection to the wholeness of life in order to become whole ourselves. And so we call out to that Divine Wholeness, asking for mercy, connection, and compassion.

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• Incline Your Ear (melody)  
• Incline Your Ear (harmony)  
• Incline Your Ear (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Incline Your Ear PDF. For the musical notation, click Incline Your Ear notation PDF.

Hallelujah. Ha’l’lu et shaym HAVAYAH,
Ha’l’lu avday HAVAYAH

Praise the essence of Divinity;
give praise, oh servants of the One. (Psalm 135:1)
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I sing Hallelu-Yah to lose myself in the Mystery, to open to the unnamable. With each Hallelu-Yah, I am lifted up out of my small separate self into the larger Self that is united with the One. I sing to open the eyes of my heart that I might see the miracle that was, is and will be, always before me. I sing to give myself away.

I sing Hallelu-Yah to honor, magnify and glorify that glimpse of miracle that is given to me each morning in the dawning light of day, in the steady beat of my heart. I sing Hallelu-Yah to exalt and bless and celebrate the simple fact of existence.

Praise whittles me down to my essence, purifies me of trivialities, washes away my worries. Through praise, I remember who I am and what my life is for. Through praise I am transformed.

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• Ha’l’lu (melody)  
• Ha’l’lu (harmony)  
• Ha’l’lu (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Ha’l’lu PDF. For the musical notation, click Ha’l’lu notation PDF.

S’u-y’daychem Kodesh u’varchu et Yah

Lift your hands into holiness
and bless the What is/God. (Psalm 134:2)
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The mysterious unpronounceable name of God can be understood as BEING itself. When we bless God, we are blessing “What Is.” And if we are to bless God/what is, in this very moment, we must lift our hands into holiness. Raising our hands in blessing, requires using our earthly instruments to touch the heavenly realms. Our hands then become the channels with which we transmit holiness into the world. Every touch becomes a blessing.

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• Lift Your Hands (melody)  
• Lift Your Hands (harmony)  
• Lift Your Hands (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Lift Your Hands PDF. For the musical notation, click Lift Your Hands notation PDF.

Hinay mah-tov umah-nayim
shevet achim (achyot) gam-yachad

How great it is to be together, to be together as One!
How good and how pleasant it is
that brothers and sisters dwell together. (Psalm 133:1)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 133 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

When we affirm the value of our inter-connectivity and enter into appreciation for each other, then we are committing to showing up for each other as well. With this practice we are affirming the truth that we are really “in this together.” We depend on each other and are called into a deeper intimacy.

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• Together as One (melody)  
• Together as One (harmony)  
• Together as One (mix)  

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Kohanecha yil’b’shu-tzedek,
vachasidecha y’ranenu

Let the priests in you be robed in Justice;
Let the lovers sing. (Psalm 132:9)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 132 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

As we rise to meet the challenges of this world, we can call on the part of us that is the priest, clothing that aspect in justice, remembering that holiness requires our serious commitment to truth, equality, compassion and integrity. At the same time, we must call on the lover within to raise her voice in joyous song. Only by bringing these two parts together, can we create a world that is in harmony with our highest ideals.

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• Advice for Activists (melody)  
• Advice for Activists (round)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Advice for Activists PDF.