The Bible
copyright mendel singer, 2010
Inspiration
I met a cousin who showed me a chumash (bible) from the 1860’s that belonged to our mutual great-great-grandfather. On the inside cover were births, names and wedding dates for several generations. I’ll never forget how it felt to hold that chumash.
1. AFTER SEVEN LONG DAYS, THE TEARS HAVE ALL RUN DRY
HE GETS UP FROM HIS STOOL, AND HEAVES A HEARTFELT SIGH
SEARCHING FOR A MEMORY, A SYMBOL OF DAD’S LIFE
IN A BAG, HE FINDS THE BIBLE DAD WAS CLUTCHING WHEN HE DIED
WITH A TREMBLING HAND HE OPENED IT,
AND FOUND THESE WORDS INSIDE….
CHORUS:
LET ME THANK G-D FOR THE BLESSINGS, HE SHOWERS UPON ME
HE WROTE BIRTHDAYS, NAMES AND WEDDING DATES
FOR ALL THE FAMILY TREE
WITH A SHAKY HAND HE’D WRITTEN DATED JUST ONE WEEK BEFORE
G-D GAVE ME LOVE AND BROUGHT ME CLOSE,
WHO COULD ASK FOR MORE
2. THE TEARS BEGAN TO FLOW AGAIN, THEY WERE NOT FOR HIS DAD
HE CRIED FOR ALL THE TIMES HE CRIED, FOR THINGS HE DIDN’T HAVE
AND HE VOWED TO VALUE EVERYTHING HIS DAD HAD TAUGHT HIM TO
AND IN THIS WAY HIS DAD LIVES ON, IN WAYS HE NEVER KNEW
HE GAVE HIS SON HIS FATHER’S NAME, IT’S IN THAT BIBLE TOO
CHORUS:
NOW HE THANKS G-D FOR THE BLESSINGS, THEY’RE ALL SO PLAIN TO SEE
HE WRITES BIRTHDAYS, NAMES AND WEDDING DATES
FOR ALL THE FAMILY TREE
IN HIS HEART HE ECHOES WORDS HIS DAD WROTE MANY YEARS BEFORE
G-D GAVE ME LOVE AND BROUGHT ME CLOSE
WHO COULD ASK FOR MORE
G-D GIVES ME LOVE AND BRINGS ME CLOSE
WHO COULD ASK FOR MORE
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