Music & audio © 2023 Alexander Massey – All Rights Reserved Download the free sheet music (voice & piano or guitar) נֵר יְהוָה, נִשְמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ, כָל-חַדְרֵי-בָטֶן אֱלהַי נְשָמָה שֶנָתַתָ בִי טְהורָה הִיא כִי-אַתָה, תָאִיר נֵרִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי, יַגִיהַ חָשְכִי Verse 1: The soul of a person is the candle of God, that searches the […]
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I am enormously lucky to be part of a small group of Muslims, Christians and Jews who meet at least once a month to share conversation and friendship. Each meeting has an interesting theme as a starting point, and each faith tradition brings one side of A4 with related texts from its tradition. The sessions
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Music and audio © 2 Dec 2023 Alexander Massey – All Rights Reserved Listen/view on YouTube. Download the free sheet music (voice & piano) אֱלהַי נְשָמָה שֶנָתַתָ בִיטְהורָה הִיאנֵר יְהוָה, נִשְמַת אָדָםחֹפֵשׂ, כָל-חַדְרֵי-בָטֶןכִי-אַתָה, תָאִיר נֵרִייְהוָה אֱלֹהַי, יַגִיהַ חָשְכִי Chorus: My God, the soul you have given me is pure. [Berachot 60b, morning prayer]Verse 1: The
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Here is the programme that Matthew Faulk and I performed on 26 June 2023 to the Oxford group of the Council of Christians and Jews. Good evening, and welcome. Many of tonight’s song lyrics are from texts shared by Jews and Christians: there are seven psalms, two passages from Exodus, and one from Jeremiah. From
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Music and audio © 1 May 2023 Alexander Massey Download the free sheet music (voice & piano) “Seek the peace—the shalom—of the city, and pray to God for it: for in its shalom, you shall all have shalom.” (Jeremiah 29:7) In Hebrew, the word ‘peace’ is shalom. The first letter of shalom is shin, which,
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The Cantors Assembly in the USA has a wonderful monthly online gathering called SongSwap, showcasing liturgical songs and songwriters, and the methods and songs of cantors working with congregations around the country. The theme for January 2023 was ‘Songs for Social Justice in Honour of Martin Luther King (MLK) Day’. Looking through my own catalogue,
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Music & Audio © 4 Nov 2022 Alexander Massey – All Rights Reserved Download the free sheet music (3 voices & piano) I believe in the sun, even though all around be dark.I believe in God, even though he be silent.I believe in love, even when love must hide. [English lyrics: Alexander Massey] The original
Music, English translation and audio © 18 July 2022 Alexander Massey Dedicated to my dear uncle, Paul Massey (z”l), who died on 12 July 2022. Download the free sheet music (voice & piano or guitar) The poem that has become known as Dudeleh (also as A dudele) was written in Yiddish by Reb Levi Yitzchak
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Arrangement & Audio © 2022 Alexander Massey Download the free sheet music (3 voices & piano) The events unfolding in Ukraine since February 2022 have been horrifying. I am so sad to see the disregard for the lives and human rights of Ukrainian people, and the destruction of the country and its natural environment. It
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Music and audio © 2021 Alexander Massey Download the free sheet music Galut – ‘exile’ – has been a recurring theme through Jewish history. We have been expelled from many countries over the centuries. I don’t ascribe to the idea that Jerusalem belongs exclusively to Jews any more than it does to anyone else, but
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