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Musaf for Shabbat and Yom Tov

Song of Glory

Shir HaKavod

שיר הכבוד

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Hebrew

ש״ץ: מַחְלְפוֹת רֹאשׁוֹ כְּבִימֵי בַחוּרוֹת, קְוֻצּוֹתָיו תַּלְתַּלִּים שְׁחוֹרוֹת.
קהל: נְוֵה הַצֶּדֶק צְבִי תִפְאַרְתּוֹ, יַעֲלֶה נָא עַל־רֹאשׁ שִׂמְחָתוֹ.

Sephardi

Shatz: Machlefot rosho kevimei vachurot, kevutzotav taltalim shechorot.
Kahal: Neveh hatzedek tzvi tifarto, ya'aleh na al-rosh simchato.

English

Leader: Like a youth’s, His hair in locks unfurls; Its black tresses flowing in curls. Cong: Jerusalem, His splendor, is the dwelling place of right; may He prize it as His highest delight.

Hebrew

ש״ץ: סְגֻלָּתוֹ תְהִי בְיָדוֹ עֲטֶרֶת, וּצְנִיף מְלוּכָה צְבִי תִפְאָרֶת.
קהל: עֲמוּסִים נְשָׂאָם, עֲטֶרֶת עֲנָדָם, מֵאֲשֶׁר יָקְרוּ בְעֵינָיו כִּבְּדָם.

Sephardi

Shatz: Segulato tehi veyado ateret, utznif meluchah tzvi tifaret.
Kahal: Amusim nesa'am, ateret anadam, me'asher yakru ve'einav kibedam.

English

Leader: Like a crown in His hand may His treasured people be, a turban of beauty and of majesty. Cong: He bore them, carried them, with a crown He adorned them. They were precious in His sight, and He honored them.

Hebrew

ש״ץ: פְּאֵרוֹ עָלַי וּפְאֵרִי עָלָיו, וְקָרוֹב אֵלַי בְּקָרְאִי אֵלָיו.
קהל: צַח וְאָדֹם לִלְבוּשׁוֹ אָדֹם, פּוּרָה בְדָרְכוֹ בְּבוֹאוֹ מֵאֱדוֹם.

Sephardi

Shatz: Pe'ero alai ufe'eri alav, vekarov eilai bekor'i elav.
Kahal: Tzach ve'adom lilvusho adom, purah vedarko bevo'o me'Edom.

English

Leader: His glory is on me; my glory is on Him. He is near to me when I call to Him. Cong: He is bright and rosy; red will be His dress, when He comes from Edom, treading the winepress.

Hebrew

ש״ץ: קֶשֶׁר תְּפִלִּין הֶרְאָה לְעָנָו, תְּמוּנַת יְהֹוָה לְנֶגֶד עֵינָיו.
קהל: רוֹצֶה בְעַמּוֹ עֲנָוִים יְפָאֵר, יוֹשֵׁב תְּהִלּוֹת בָּם לְהִתְפָּאֵר.

Sephardi

Shatz: Kesher tefillin her'ah le'anav, temunat Adonai leneged einav.
Kahal: Rotzeh ve'amo anavim yefa'er, yoshev tehilot bam lehitpa'er.

English

Leader: He showed the tefillin-knot to Moses, humble, wise, when the LORD’s likeness was before his eyes. Cong: He delights in His people; the humble He does raise – He glories in them; He sits enthroned upon their praise.

Hebrew

ש״ץ: רֹאשׁ דְּבָרְךָ אֱמֶת קוֹרֵא מֵרֹאשׁ דּוֹר וָדוֹר, עִם דּוֹרְשֶׁיךָ דְּרוֹשׁ.
קהל: שִׁית הֲמוֹן שִׁירַי נָא עָלֶיךָ, וְרִנָּתִי תִקְרַב אֵלֶיךָ.

Sephardi

Shatz: Rosh devarcha emet kore meirosh dor vador, im dorshecha derosh.
Kahal: Shit hamon shirai na alecha, verinati tikrav elecha.

English

Leader: Your first word, Your call to every age, is true: O seek the people who seek You. Cong: My many songs please take and hear and may my hymn of joy to You come near.

Hebrew

ש״ץ: תְּהִלָּתִי תְהִי לְרֹאשְׁךָ עֲטֶרֶת, וּתְפִלָּתִי תִּכּוֹן קְטֹרֶת.
קהל: תִּיקַר שִׁירַת רָשׁ בְּעֵינֶיךָ, כְּשִׁיר יוּשַׁר עַל־קָרְבָּנֶיךָ.

Sephardi

Shatz: Tehilati tehi leroshecha ateret, utefilati tikon ketoret.
Kahal: Tikar shirat rash be'einecha, keshir yushar al-korbanecha.

English

Leader: May my praise be a crown for Your head, and like incense before You, the prayers I have said. Cong: May a poor man’s song be precious in Your eyes, like a song sung over sacrifice.

Hebrew

ש״ץ: בִּרְכָתִי תַעֲלֶה לְרֹאשׁ מַשְׁבִּיר, מְחוֹלֵל וּמוֹלִיד צַדִּיק כַּבִּיר.
קהל: וּבְבִרְכָתִי תְנַעְנַע לִי רֹאשׁ, וְאוֹתָהּ קַח לְךָ כִּבְשָׂמִים רֹאשׁ.

Sephardi

Shatz: Birchati ta'ale lerosh mashbir, mecholel umolid tzadik kabir.
Kahal: Uvevirchati tena'anea li rosh, ve'otah kach lecha kivsamim rosh.

English

Leader: To the One who sustains all, may my blessing take flight: Creator, Life-Giver, God of right and might. Cong: And when I offer blessing, to me Your head incline: accepting it as spice, fragrant and fine.

Hebrew

ש״ץ: יֶעֱרַב נָא שִׂיחִי עָלֶיךָ, כִּי נַפְשִׁי תַעֲרֹג אֵלֶיךָ.

Sephardi

Shatz: Ye'erav na sichi alecha, ki nafshi ta'arog elecha.

English

Leader: May my prayer be to You sweet song. For You my soul will always long.

The Ark is closed.

1 Chr. 29

Hebrew

לְךָ יְהֹוָה הַגְּדֻלָּה וְהַגְּבוּרָה וְהַתִּפְאֶרֶת וְהַנֵּצַח וְהַהוֹד
כִּי־כֹל בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ
לְךָ יְהֹוָה הַמַּמְלָכָה וְהַמִּתְנַשֵּׂא לְכֹל לְרֹאשׁ:

Sephardi

Lecha Adonai hagedulah vehagevurah vehatiferet vehanetzach vehahod
Ki-chol bashamayim uva'aretz
Lecha Adonai hamamlachah vehamitnasei lechol lerosh:

English

Yours, LORD, are the greatness and the power, the glory, the majesty and splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is Yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom; You are exalted as Head over all.

Ps. 106

Hebrew

מִי יְמַלֵּל גְּבוּרוֹת יְהֹוָה, יַשְׁמִיעַ כָּל־תְּהִלָּתוֹ:

Sephardi

Mi yemalel gevurot Adonai, yashmia kol-tehilato:

English

Who can tell of the mighty acts of the LORD and make all His praise be heard?

Mourner’s Kaddish (page 632)