Maggid ben Yoseif / Jerusalem Torah Voice in Exile 4 Adar 5755 Purim / March 16, 1995
The Song of Joseph
I will bring you back to your land
With a mighty outstretched hand
Because the shepherd was sent to regather you
And no longer will I scatter, I will gather two by two
Because YIZRA'EL (Jezreel), Your name is Yisrael (Israel).
I will bring you back to your land
With a mighty outstretched hand
Because the shepherd was sent to regather you
And his blood is on your children, redeeming you anew
Because ... LO-RUHAMAH
(without mercy),I promised to remember you.
I will bring you back to your land
With a mighty outstretched hand
Because the shepherd was sent to regather you
And your mother is weeping,
Rachel sheds her tears for you ...
Because ... LO-AMI (not My people),
You are
My people, too.
I will bring you back to your land
With a mighty outstretched hand
Because ...
... the land is hurting
... it cries for you to own
And belongs to no other
... it is ... for you alone.
Because ...
... your brother, Judah
Needs you to come home!
I will bring you back to your land ... EPHRAIM ...
I will bring you back to your land ... MANASSEH ...
I will bring you back to your land ... BENYAMIN...
I will bring you back to your land ... REUVEN ...
I will bring you back to your land ... GAD ...
I will bring you back to your land ... NAPHTALI ...
I will bring you back to your land ... ZEBULON ...
I will bring you back to your land ... ISSACHAR ...
I will bring you back to your land ... ASHER ...
I will bring you back to your land ... DAN …
I will bring you back to My Land.
Maggid ben Yosef
