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“Preserve” and “Remember” in a single utterance; the One Almighty caused us to hear; YHVH is One, and His Name is One; for fame, for glory, and for praise.
Lecha Dodi...

To greet the Sabbath, come let us go; for it is the source of blessing; from the very beginning, of old, it was appointed; last in creation, first in [God's] thought.
Lecha Dodi...

Sanctuary of the King, royal city; arise, come forth from the upheaval; too long have you dwelt in the valley of weeping; He will show you abundant pity.
Lecha Dodi...

Shake the dust off yourself, arise; dress up in your garments of glory, my people; through the son of Yishai the Bethlehemite, draw near to my soul and redeem it.
Lecha Dodi...

Wake up! wake up! for your light has come; arise and shine. awaken! awaken! utter a song, the glory of YHVH is revealed upon you.
Lecha Dodi...

Feel not ashamed or humiliated; why are you bowed down, why do you moan? In you will take refuge the poor of my people; and the city will be rebuilt on its ancient site.
Lecha Dodi...

They will be ravaged, those who ravaged you; and they will be cast far off, all who devour you. Your God will rejoice over you, as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride.
Lecha Dodi...

Right and left you will spread out; and YHVH you will praise; through the man descended from Peretz, we will rejoice and exult.
Lecha Dodi...

Come in peace, crown of her husband; come rejoicing and with good cheer; amidst the faithful of the treasured people; Come Bride, come Bride!
Come my Beloved Friend to greet the bride, let us welcome the Sabbath.

Shamor and Zakhor, the word was one.
Spoken by God unique and One.
Yah is One, Yah's name is One.
And glorious, gracious are Yah's ways.

Let's go to meet the Shabbos rest,
And deeply drink this fountain blessed.
Primeval Source contains the rest,
Omega, Alpha--all our days.

Majestic city, proudly rear
Your head, come forth, no need to fear.
No need to shed another tear,
Just yield and flow in mercy's grace.

Hope! rise up from the dust of the earth.
Your radiant clothes proclaim your worth.
Mashiach brings our own rebirth.
Our souls can feel redemption's rays.

Haloes waken you to light.
Wake up your mind with inner sight.
Sing and let your soul take flight,
On heaven's glory set your gaze.

Let go of pride, let go of shame,
Just steadfast be: there is no blame.
The poor find comfort in your name,
And build the Lord's eternal place.

Victory fills your heart today.
Prevailing over past dismay.
God's joy will make you glad and gay,
As when the groom sees his bride's face.

You can expand on every side.
the Lord's anointed is your guide
To God's domain, so rich and wide.
In joy, experience God's good grace.

Turn to face the open door
She comes to stay forever more.
Our people ready as before,
To be again her dwelling place.

Come, my beloved Tiferet! Unite with the bride, Shekhinah-Malkhut.
Let us welcome the Shekhinah into our midst.

Malkhut and Yesod were emanated as one by Tifiret, God's voice, at Sinai.
On the Sabbath, Tiferet and Malkhut are one.
And, then, Malkhut, God's name,
Ascends to Tiferet, and, then, to Binah.

To greet Malkhut, let us now go.
Malkhut is the spring which draws from Binah.
Malkhut, anointed by Hohkmah, is the last Sefirah to be emanated
But the first to be conceived in God's Hokhmah.

Malkhut is heavenly Jerusalem, the sanctuary, the vessel for Tiferet, the king.
Rise up from disunity!
Too long have you been separate from Tiferet.
Tiferet will draw Hesed upon you, and reunite with you.

Awake! End your exile from Tiferet!
Adorn yourself with the garments of Tiferet
With the aid of the Messiah, from the house of David, he is nourished by Malkhut.
Shekhinah, come close to my soul,
Redeem it!

Awake, Awake!
For the light of Tiferet, your mate, has come.
Wake, wake—sing out with song.
Tifiret, God's glory, will join with you.

Be not ashamed, be not distressed!
Why are you bowed, and why do you yearn?
Through you, Shekhinah, the Jewish people will be restored
And the earthly Jerusalem will be rebuilt.

Those who destroyed you will themselves be destroyed.
Your foes will be routed.
Tiferet will then rejoice in you
As a bridegroom rejoices in his bride.

You will spread out to Hesed and Din, the right and the left.
And Tiferet you will revere.
The Sabbath will foreshadow the messianic age, brought by a descendant of Peretz (i.e., the messiah from the house of David)
In this we shall rejoice and celebrate.

Come, now, Malkhut, the lower crown of Tiferet,
Come in joy and radiance!
Come to the Kabbalists among the chosen people!
Come, O bride! Come, O bride!

Come, my beloved Tiferet! Unite with the bride, Shekhinah-Malkhut. Let us welcome the Shekhinah into our midst.