[Opening]

לוּלֵא הֶאֱמַנְתִּי
לִרְאוֹת בְּטוּב־ה׳
בְּאֶרֶץ חַיִּים¹

*Lulei he'emanti lirot b'tuv Hashem b'eretz chayim.*

[Had I not believed that I would see the goodness of Hashem in the land of the living.]

[Verse 1]

There were nights without answers

Days I could not understand

Prayers hanging in the silence

Dreams slipping through my hands

Roads that led to nowhere

Doors that would not move

Questions without reasons

Nothing left to prove

לוּלֵא הֶאֱמַנְתִּי¹

*Lulei he'emanti.*

[Had I not believed.]

Had I not believed

To see the goodness of Hashem

In the land of the living

[Verse 2]

Every sunrise brings a promise

Every breath a gift anew

Every step along the journey

Hashem is walking through it too

Though I do not know tomorrow

Though I cannot see the end

I can lift my eyes in hope

And trust Him once again

[Final Chorus]

קַוֵּה אֶל־ה׳
חֲזַק וְיַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּךָ
וְקַוֵּה אֶל־ה׳¹

*Kavei el Hashem, chazak v'ya'ametz libecha, v'kavei el Hashem.*

[Hope in Hashem; be strong and let your heart be strengthened; and hope in Hashem.]

Hope in Hashem
Be strong and strengthen your heart
And hope in Hashem

קַוֵּה אֶל־ה׳
חֲזַק וְיַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּךָ
וְקַוֵּה אֶל־ה׳¹

*Kavei el Hashem, chazak v'ya'ametz libecha, v'kavei el Hashem.*

[Hope in Hashem; be strong and let your heart be strengthened; and hope in Hashem.]

Hope in Hashem
Be strong and strengthen your heart
And hope in Hashem

When the road is long
Hope in Hashem

When the answer waits
Strengthen your heart

When the night feels dark
Hope in Hashem

And hope again

[Final Repeat]

קַוֵּה אֶל־ה׳
חֲזַק וְיַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּךָ
וְקַוֵּה אֶל־ה׳¹

*Kavei el Hashem, chazak v'ya'ametz libecha, v'kavei el Hashem.*

[Hope in Hashem; be strong and let your heart be strengthened; and hope in Hashem.]

קַוֵּה אֶל־ה׳
חֲזַק וְיַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּךָ
וְקַוֵּה אֶל־ה׳¹

*Kavei el Hashem, chazak v'ya'ametz libecha, v'kavei el Hashem.*

[Hope in Hashem; be strong and let your heart be strengthened; and hope in Hashem.]

וְקַוֵּה אֶל־ה׳¹
וְקַוֵּה אֶל־ה׳¹
וְקַוֵּה אֶל־ה׳¹

*V'kavei el Hashem.*

[And hope in Hashem.]

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### Sources

¹ Psalm 27:13–14