Music and audio © Alexander Massey 25 Nov. 2018
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This Sim Shalom No.2 (Maker of Peace) partners another round, Lo Yisa Goi No.1, that prophecies the end of war. Lo Yisa Goi No.1 is set in a minor key, and uses a verse from Isaiah 2:4:
Lo yisa goi el goi cherev, v’lo yilmadu od milchamah.
“Nation will not harm nation; there’ll be no thought of war.”
Note that the last word (“war”) of the last voice in the round is deliberately left out.
This then leads into Sim Shalom, the second round, using exactly the same tune, but translated into the major key. This second section uses a verse from the Sim Shalom blessing of the daily amidah prayer:
Sim shalom tovah uv’rachah, chein vachesed v’rachamim, aleinu v’al kol ha-olam.
“Grant peace and goodness and blessing, grace, and kindness, and mercy to us and all the world.”
I have written another setting of Lo Yisa Goi, which is a round for 3 voices in 3 different time signatures – Lo Yisa Goi (No.2). I’ve also written an alternative setting of Sim Shalom – Sim Shalom No.1.
These rounds are part of my collection for Shabbat Shacharit, all available here.