Thursday, February 27, 2025

בלבבי משכן אבנה

               ועשו לי מקדש ושכנתי בתוכם 
The poem was written by Rav Hutner ZT"L based on the words of  רבי אלעזר אזכרי in sefer Charedim and  His talmid Rav Shmuel Brazil composed the tune.
בלבבי משכן אבנה להדר כבודו
ובמשכן מזבח אקים לקרני הודו
ולנר תמיד אקח לי את אש העקדה
ולקרבן אקריב לו את נפשי היחידה
(עפ״י רבי אלעזר אזכרי)

6 comments:

  1. CORRECTION- one word in the Hebrew lyrics posted is incorrect. It's "o'sim", not "o'kim".

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  2. I remember receiving that record as a gift for my 16th birthday! What an amazing song and poem that is!

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  3. I believe that Yossi Toiv (later to be called "Country Yossi") recorded his famous song "Oh the World" on this album also.

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  4. the nigun was song in CB at mesibas chasal for years - way before SB was a mechaber any nigunim. Tradition was it was from the RY. The words I was told were from R' Yehuda HaLevi - but I have not found them.

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    1. They are based on the Charedim's song that begins אמר שירה לפני יוצרי באימה

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