Yedid Nefesh - You who love my soul

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י You who love my soul

Compassion's gentle source,

Take my disposition and shape it to Your will.

Like a darting deer I will flee to You.

Before Your glorious Presence

Humbly I do bow.

Let Your sweet love

Delight me with its thrill

Because no other dainty

Will my hunger still.

ה How splendid is Your light

Which worlds do reflect!

My soul is worn from craving

For Your love's delight.

Please, good God, do heal her

And show to her Your face,

So my soul can see You

And bathe in Your grace.

There she will find strength

And healing in this sight.

Her joy will be complete then

Eternal her delight.

ו What pity stirs in You

Since days of old, my God!

Be kind to me Your own child

Begotten by Your love.

For long and longing hours

I yearned for Your embrace

To see my light in Your light

Basking in Your grace.

My heart's desire is

To harmonize with Yours

Do not conceal Your pity

Hide not that light of Yours.

ה Help, my Lover, spread

Your canopy of peace.

Enfold all human beings

Give all pain surcease.

Your presence on this earth plane

Do make known to us

And we shall respond then

With song and with dance.

Rush, my love, be quick,

The time for love is now,

Let Your gentle favor

Grace us as of old...