This beautiful song by Steve McConnell, released in his 1998 album HaMoedim, captures and reflects much of the beautiful solemnity and holiness of the Yom Kippur season.
Yom Kippur
| Holy One, can I walk with You like Abraham? |
| Could it be that El Shaddai is a friend to man? |
| Would You say those words to me, the words You told him? |
| Holy One, can a man like me be called Your friend? |
| Al tirah, al tirah, Anochi magen-lahch, sekarcha harbeh meod |
| Fear not, fear not, for I am Your shield |
| Your reward is very great. |
| Holy One, how can I approach Your mercy seat? |
| Sacrifice, an offering seems so incomplete |
| So I dream of atonement behind this curtain |
| Holy One, will I ever be certain? |
| Al tirah, al tirah, Anochi magen-lahch, sekarcha harbeh meod |
| Fear not, fear not, for I am Your shield |
| Your reward is very great. |
| Holy One, when I reached for You, You took my hand and spoke to me |
| O Holy One, now, I understand |
| Hineh El Yeshuati, I’ve seen salvation |
| Holy One, in the sacrifice of Your only Son. |
| Al tirah, al tirah, Anochi magen-lahch, sekarcha harbeh meod |
| Fear not, fear not, for I am Your shield |
| Your reward is very great. |
Written by Erin Parfet
