Hear my petition,
O King of Heaven!
Life is too short
Eternity is too long
Will You send the pre-paid pass
To Your kingdom of heaven
For my mother and my father?
O King of Heaven!
Life is too short
Eternity is too long
Will You send the pre-paid pass
To Your kingdom of heaven
For my mother and my father?
That when it is their time
.. for someday is everyone’s time
They will not wander dark alleys
But be ushered in by your angels
To Your resplendent realm
To be with you, O Good King of Heaven
Though they do not know they need a pass
That is paid for by You
cause no one can buy,
0.00 $IN - a price too high
And though this your servant
strangely is unable to effectively advertise
Your matchless offer at no price
Through memories of rejection
Through baggage of mockery
Through sorrow of silence
To past adverts sent
Just drudgery and fear yet again:
they might still think they need no pass?
Yet this your servant pleads
All her eye wants is to see
Them seated on a bench
Under the wondrous trees of heaven
Thrice beautiful than earth’s
Walk on streets that shine as gold
And on grass that’s richly alive, diamond studded
Yet it hurt not the bare feet
Bask in Your glory
Rest from the labors
Rewarded for their sacrifices
too countless to name
That they made for this your servant and many others
Rested in the mansions in the gardens of heaven
Chatting with You
Finding new zest to take on
New charters that
no eye has seen and no ear has heard
Partnering with You
For eternity
O King of Heaven!
Hear my petition,
The walls around them seem too thick
With centuries and generations
Of various by-ways and side-ways
But none The Way
Will You breakthrough them?
And may the Son of Righteousness
Rise upon them
with Hearing and Sight
That they would run to take hold
Of the precious pass
To Your Kingdom of Heaven
Hear my petition,
O King of Heaven!
Life is too short
Eternity is too long
Will You send pre-paid passes
To Your kingdom of heaven
For my mother and my father?
And one for my beloved and all my beautiful family through marriage
And one for my brother, his wife, my nieces
And one for each cousin and their families
And one for each parent of each faithful brother and sister
And their families
And all clans
Across this land
Where they have all loved the idea of You
But met not Your son, The true King of heaven
Neither heard have they
Of the free pass offer
Or perchance have sneered at it
in times past
And yet the same, the same petition
For them.
Hear my petition,
O King of Heaven!
Life is too short
Eternity is too long
Will You kindle eternity in these hearts
Enable them to see the need
Of the pre-paid pass
To Your kingdom of heaven?
Avo laset tfila be’ad ami
I will bear a prayer for my people
Libi k'mayim bekirbi
My heart has become as water within me
Esa koli la’El ha-chai ro’i
My heart has become as water within me
Esa koli la’El ha-chai ro’i
I will cry out to the living God who sees me
Befi tfila l’rachamim
Befi tfila l’rachamim
In my mouth a prayer for mercy
Rachamim avakesh
Rachamim avakesh
I ask for mercy
Rachamim avakesh
Rachamim avakesh
I ask for mercy
Lema’an shimkha, lema’an shimkha
Lema’an shimkha, lema’an shimkha
For Your name's sake
Rachamim avakesh
Rachamim avakesh
I ask for mercy
