Union Songster : Songs and Prayers for Jewish Youth (שִׁיר וּתְפִלָּה)

Publisher:	The Central Conference of American Rabbis, New York, 1960
Denomination:	Jewish Congregations, Judaism
Language:	English; Hebrew
Notes:	Hymns in this hymnal occasionally skip numbers to accommodate the service elements included in it.

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#	Text	Tune
1	We meet again in gladness	[We meet again in gladness]
2	Open the gates of righteousness	[Open the gates of righteousness]
4	Mohdeh ahnee l'faw nehhaw (My grateful thanks to Thee I bring) (מוֹדֶה אֲנִי )	[Mohdeh ahnee l'faw nehhaw]
5	Dear Father, here Thy children come	[Dear Father, here Thy children come]
7	In the morning I will raise	[In the morning I will raise]
8	O Lord and God, Who art our King (Ahdon ohlawm ahsher mawlaḥ) (אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם)	[O Lord and God, Who art our King]
9	God, who destroys the tyrant	[God, who destroys the tyrant]
11	Sweet hymns and songs will I recite	אָמְנָם כֵּן
12	Earth, with all thy thousand voices	שְׂאוּ שְׁעָרִים
13	Father, bless these birthday people	שְׂאוּ שְׁעָרִים
14	Blessed art Thou, O God our King	[Blessed art Thou, O God our King]
15	Ayleeyawhoo hahnawvee (Father, hear the pray'r we offer!) (אֵלִיָּֽהוּ הַנָּבִיא)	[Ayleeyawhoo hahnawvee]
16	God whispers to the children through the trees	[God whispers to the children through the trees]
19	Hear my pray'r, O hear my prayer!	[Hear my pray'r, O hear my prayer!]
20	When the treetops whisper	[When the treetops whisper]
21	Father, let Thy blessing	[Father, let Thy blessing]
22	When this song of praise shall cease	[When this song of praise shall cease]
23	Shahlom shahlom shahlom shahlom	[Shahlom shahlom shahlom shahlom]
24	Hello ev'ryone, hello ev'ryone (Shahlom ḥvayreem, shahlom ḥvayreem) (שָׁלוֹם חֲבֵרִים)	[Hello ev'ryone, hello ev'ryone]
25	Hinnay mah tohv oomahnaheem (How good it is and how lovely) (הִנֵּה מַה טּוֹב)	[Hinnay mah tohv oomahnaheem]
26	Tohraw tseevaw lawnoo Mohsheh (Torah God commanded Moses)	[Tohraw tseevaw lawnoo Mohsheh]
26A	Day is done, Gone the sun (Rahd hahyohm, shehmesh dohm) (רַד הַיּוֹם)	[Day is done]
27	Lo! the earth rejoices	[Lo! the earth rejoices]
28	Dear God, we thank Thee when we pray	[Dear God, we thank Thee when we pray]
29	Sometimes I wake before the dawn	[Sometimes I wake before the dawn]
30	Lord of Heav'n and earth and sea	[Lord of Heav'n and earth and sea]
31	Blest art Thou, O Lord our God	[Blest art Thou, O Lord our God]
32	All the world shall come to serve Thee	[All the world shall come to serve Thee]
34	We sing our praise to God	[We sing our praise to God]
35	O worship the King	[O worship the King]
37	O worship the King	[O worship the King]
38	Hallelujah, hallelujah, worship servants of the Lord! (Hahl'looyaw, hahl'looyaw, ivdoo ahvday Ahdohnoy) (הַלְלוּיָהּ, עִבְדוּ עַבֵי אֲדֹנָי)	[Hallelujah, hallelujah, worship servants of the Lord!]
40	How goodly is this house, O Lord	[How goodly is this house, O Lord]
41	All praise to Thee we bring	[All praise to Thee we bring]
42	Lord, who shall climb Thy mountain (V'tahhayr libaynoo) (וְטַהֵר לִבֵּֽנוּ)	[Lord, who shall climb Thy mountain]
44	Im ayn ahnee lee, mee lee? (If I am not for me, who will be?) (אִם אֵין אֲנִי לִי)	[Im ayn ahnee lee, mee lee?]
46	As evening brings the close of day	[As evening brings the close of day]
47	Hehvaynoo shahlohm ahlayḥem (All our good friends we've been meeting)	[Hehvaynoo shahlohm ahlayḥem]
110	Shahvooah tohv, shahvooah tohv	[Shahvooah tohv, shahvooah tohv]
112	How good it is to thank the Lord (L'ḥaw dohdee likrahs kahlaw)	[How good it is to thank the Lord]
113	How good it is to thank the Lord (L'ḥaw dohdee likrahs kahlaw)	[How good it is to thank the Lord]
114	The Sabbath light is burning bright	[The Sabbath light is burning bright]
115	Come O Sabbath day and bring	[Come O Sabbath day and bring]
116	The sun on the treetops no longer is seen (Hahḥahmah mayrosh hahillahnoht nistahlkah) (הַחַמָּה מֵרֹאשׁ הָאִילָנוֹת נִסְתַּלְּקָה)	[The sun on the treetops no longer is seen]
118	Shawlohm ahlayḥem mahlahay hahshawrays (שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם)	[Shawlohm ahlayḥem mahlahay hahshawrays]
120	O holy Sabbath day, draw near	[O holy Sabbath day, draw near]
121	I'll dress up in my best	[I'll dress up in my best]
122	Mother's gone a-marketing	[Mother's gone a-marketing]
124	I made a little ḥallah	[I made a little ḥallah]
125	Jack be nimble, Jack be quick	[Jack be nimble, Jack be quick]
126	Ba'ah Shahbaht bah Shahbaht (בָּאָה שַׁבָּת)	[Ba'ah Shahbaht bah Shahbaht]
151	L'shawnaw tohvaw tikkawsayvoo (A Happy New Year to you)	[L'shawnaw tohvaw tikkawsayvoo]
152	Awveenoo mahlkaynoo (אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ)	[Awveenoo mahlkaynoo]
154	Grant unto us a year of happiness (Ḥahdaysh awlaynoo shawnaw tohvaw)	[Grant unto us a year of happiness]
155	T'keeyaw, Sh'vawreem, you would no know it was I (תְּקִיעָה שְׁבָרִים)	[T'keeyaw, Sh'vawreem]
157	To Thee we give ourselves today	[To Thee we give ourselves today]
158	V'ahl koolawm (O, let our pray'rs) (וְעַל כֻּלָּם)	[V'ahl koolawm]
159	I heard the cantor singing	[I heard the cantor singing]
166	Mee ḥawmohḥaw bawayleem Ahdohnoy?	[Mee ḥawmohḥaw bawayleem Ahdohnoy?]
181	Behold, it is the springtide of the year!	[Behold, it is the springtide of the year!]
183	When Israel was in Egypt land	[When Israel was in Egypt land]
186	Mee ḥawmohḥaw bawayleem Ahdohnoy?	[Mee ḥawmohḥaw bawayleem Ahdohnoy?]
193	Come, ev'ry girl and boy	[Come, ev'ry girl and boy]
194	Gaily we celebrate our holiday	[Gaily we celebrate our holiday]
196	O, carry the Lulav tall and slender	[O, carry the Lulav tall and slender]
197	Bawrooḥ ahtaw Ahdohnoy (בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ)	[Bawrooḥ ahtaw Ahdohnoy]
199	Tohraw tseevaw lawnoo Mohsheh (Little Torah, little Torah) (תּוָֹה צִוָּה לָֽנוּ)	[Tohraw tseevaw lawnoo Mohsheh]
200	Children, today is Simḥas Torah	[Children, today is Simḥas Torah]
201	Here before Thine altar fair	[Here before Thine altar fair]
203	God of Might, God of Right	[God of Might, God of Right]
204	Hallelujah, hallelujah Sing ye servants of the Lord	[Hallelujah, hallelujah Sing ye servants of the Lord]
205	My father bought a lamb for Seder	[My father bought a lamb for Seder]
208	To the Red Sea, the Red Sea, the free men now are going	[To the Red Sea, the Red Sea, the free men now are going]
209	Illoo hohtsee, hohtseeawnoo (Had He brought us out of Egypt) (אִלּוּ הוֹצִיאָֽנוּ)	[Illoo hohtsee, hohtseeawnoo]
211	Ahvawdeem hawyeenoo (In the days when Pharaoh reigned) (עֲבָדִים הָיִֽינוּ)	[Ahvawdeem hawyeenoo]
213	Praise God for fruit of vine	[Praise God for fruit of vine]
214	Mah nishtahnaw hahlailaw hahzeh (מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה)	[Mah nishtahnaw hahlailaw hahzeh]
216	Mah nishtahnaw hahlailaw hahzeh (Why is this night so diff'rent from all others?) (מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה)	[Mah nishtahnaw hahlailaw hahzeh]
218	Torah, tell us now!	[Torah, tell us now!]
220	I'll sing you one, ho! Ehḥawd mee yohdayah?	[I'll sing you one, ho!]
224	Bake a matzo pat! pat! pat!	[Bake a matzo pat! pat! pat!]
226	In the wilderness no wind blew	[In the wilderness no wind blew]
228	Could we with ink the ocean fill	[Could we with ink the ocean fill]
230	Father, see Thy suppliant children trembling stand before Thy throne	[Father, see Thy suppliant children]
233	Tanu, tanu rabanan	[Tanu, tanu rabanan]
234	God of truth, see Thy youth	[God of truth, see Thy youth]
238	Tohraw lee lee, ohraw lee! (If I've Torah, I have might) (תּוֹרָה לִי לִי, אוֹרָה לִי)	[Tohraw lee lee, ohraw lee!]
244	Mee ḥawmohḥaw bawayleem Ahdohnoy?	[Mee ḥawmohḥaw bawayleem Ahdohnoy?]
248	Bawrooḥ ahtaw Ahdohnoy	[Bawrooḥ ahtaw Ahdohnoy]
252	Ootsoo aytsah v'toofahr (Often in the past, so hist'ry goes)	[Ootsoo aytsah v'toofahr ]
257	Rock of Ages, God above	[Rock of Ages, God above]
258	In the candles' rays I see	[In the candles' rays I see]
260	Mee y'mahlayl g'vooroht (Who can retell the things that befell us?) (מִי יְמַלֵּל)	[Mee y'mahlayl g'vooroht]
262	O Ḥanukkah, O Ḥanukkah, a festival of joy	[O Ḥanukkah, O Ḥanukkah]
264	Stop! Stop! Ḥanukkah top!	[Stop! Stop! Ḥanukkah top!]
266	Twinkle, twinkle little light	[Twinkle, twinkle little light]
268	In the window where you can send your glow	[In the window where you can send your glow]
269	Dreidel, spin, dance and turn!	[Dreidel, spin, dance and turn!]
270	Hear Judea's mountains ringing	[Hear Judea's mountains ringing]
271	Rise on tiptoes, lift your light	[Rise on tiptoes, lift your light]