שיר האמונה | Song of Faith, by Rabbi Avraham Yitsḥaq haKohen Ḳooḳ (ca. 1919)

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Yom Ha'atsma'ut (5 Iyyar)

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57th century A.M., Early Religious Zionist, national anthems, Needing citation references, Needing Source Images

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
לָעַד חַיָּה בִּלְבָבֵנוּ הָאֱמוּנָה הַנֶּאֱמָנָה, לָשׁוּב לְאֶרֶץ קָדְשֵׁנוּ עִיר בָּהּ דָּוִד חָנָה.	Forever in our hearts lives^[1] cf. the prayer Barukh she’Amar. the loyal faith to return to our holy land, [and] the city where David encamped.^[2] cf. Isaiah 29:1.
שָׁמָּה נַעֲמֹד לְגוֹרָלֵנוּ אַב הָמוֹן קָנָה, שָׁמָּה נִחְיֶה חַיֵּינוּ חַיֵּי עֲדַת מִי מָנָה.	There we shall stand [to receive] our destiny, [which the] father of many [nations]^[3] cf. Genesis 17:5. acquired. There we shall live our life — the life of the innumerable community.^[4] cf. Numbers 23:10.
שָׁמָּה נַעֲבֹד אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְּחֶדְוָה בְּגִילָה וּבִרְנָנָה, שָׁמָּה נַעֲלֶה לִרְגָלֵינוּ שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בַּשָּׁנָה.	There we shall serve our elo’ah with joy, happiness, and song. There we shall pilgrimage three times a year.^[5] cf. Deuteronomy 16:16.
תּוֹרַת חַיִּים חֶמְדָּתֵנוּ מִפִּי עֶלְיוֹן נִתָּנָה, נֶצַח הִיא נַחֲלָתֵנוּ מִמִּדְבָּר מַתָּנָה.	A Torah of Life is our desire, given from the mouth of Elyon. Eternal is our heritage. From the Wilderness it was gifted.^[6] cf. Numbers 21:18.

Information as to the origin of this song attributed to Rav Kook is based primarily on this page at Zemereshet, quoting liner notes by Rabbi Elyahiv Berlin to this CD. If you have additional information, please contact us or leave a comment.

Notes[+]

1	cf. the prayer Barukh she’Amar.
2	cf. Isaiah 29:1.
3	cf. Genesis 17:5.
4	cf. Numbers 23:10.
5	cf. Deuteronomy 16:16.
6	cf. Numbers 21:18.

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project, which he founded and directs. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin, Ministarot Nakeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. Besides his transcription work, Varady occasionally translates prayers and contributes his own original work. (Varady also serves as editor and administrator of the Open Siddur Project website, opensiddur.org, and is an outspoken advocate for open-source in Judaism more of which can be read about in this interview in the Atlantic Magazine.)

Avraham Yitsḥaq haKohen Ḳooḳ

Abraham Isaac Kook (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק הַכֹּהֵן קוּק HaRav Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook, also known by the acronym הראי״ה (HaRaAYaH); 7 September 1865 – 1 September 1935) was the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine in the Land of Israel, the founder of Yeshiva Mercaz HaRav (The Central Universal Yeshiva), a Jewish thinker, Posek, Kabbalist, and a renowned Jewish sage. He is considered one of the fathers of religious Zionism.

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established."–Psalms 90:17