HYMN FOR ATONEMENT DAY
(Yah Shemaʿ Edioneka[1])
Lord, Thine humble servants hear,
Suppliant now before Thee;
Our Father, from Thy children's plea
Turn not, we implore Thee!
Lord, Thy people, sore oppressed,
From the depths implore Thee;
Our Father, let us not, this day,
Cry in vain before Thee.
Lord, blot out our evil pride,
All our sins before Thee;
Our Father, for Thy Mercy's sake,
Pardon, we implore Thee.
Lord, no sacrifice we bring,
Prayers and tears implore Thee;
Our Father, take the gift we lay,
Contrite hearts, before Thee.
Lord, Thy sheep have wandered far,
Gather them before Thee;
Our Father, let Thy shepherd love
Guide us, we implore Thee.
Lord, Thy pardon grant to all
That in truth implore Thee;
Our Father, let our evening prayer
Now find grace before Thee.
Lord, Thine humble servants hear,
Suppliant now before Thee;
Our Father, from Thy children's plea
Turn not, we implore Thee!
- ↑ This poem, uncertainly attributed to Halevi, is a Pizmon in the Minhah Service of Yom Kippur; Sefardic Liturgy.
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