See How We Stand       Before You by Yannai See how we stand before You from Foot to head, from sinew to bone, from Soul to flesh: The sole of our feet are sore, our toes Bruised; our feet wobble, our heels are Battered; our ankles totter, our legs Hang useless; our knees stagger, our Thighs are thin; our hips quiver, our Loins are in anguish; our entrails howl, Our heart leaps out; our arms are fallen, Our hands grasp nothing; our shoulders Are shrunken because of the yoke upon Our neck; our throat is twisted, because Of the blows upon our cheeks; our lips Are parched, our teeth set on edge. Yet Your praise is in our mouths and Your Righteousness on our tongues. The breath of our nostrils is cut short, Our ears ring; our forehead is shamed, Our face is pale; our eyes dim, our Temples are in pain; our head bends Down, our hair stands on end; our Bones are frightened, our skin is Shriveled; our soul is sick, our spirit is Restless we have been tried by fire and Tested by water. Yet in joy and sorrow, At home and in exile, morning and Evening, twice daily, we proclaim: 'Sh'ma Yisrael! HaShem Elokeinu HaShem Ehad!'

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