Tikkun Olam...Repair The World
©2006 Lyrics: Ellen Bukstel, Bonnie Reiter-Lehrer  
Music: Ellen Bukstel, Paul Hoyle, Nick Annis

Tikkun olam. Repair the world. Tikkun olam. Repair the world.
We are one people. We are one heart. Tikkun olam. Repair the world.

Deeds of loving-kindness have done a world of good
Wherever sons and daughters of Abraham have stood
And though we speak different languages we share one voice
We can heal the anguished hearts as we all rejoice.

Tikkun olam. Repair the world. Tikkun olam. Repair the world.
We are one people. We are one heart. Tikkun olam. Repair the world.

Those who came before us some died to set us free
They weave our story told into a living tapestry
And we will not forget the past, we forever mourn
Rebuild what has broken, mend what has been torn.

Tikkun olam. Repair the world. Tikkun olam. Repair the world.
When our people suffer, we will ease their pain
When they are oppressed, we will break the chain
We are one people and one heart, from generations we have learned.
We need to do our part, now it is our turn ... Tikkun olam ... Tikkun olam

Across the generations, as we strengthen the ties
That bind us all together, with no compromise
We teach our children compassion, they learn how to give
We plant seeds of knowledge, and our people learn to live.

Tikkun olam. Repair the world. Tikkun olam. Repair the world.
We are one people. We are one heart. Tikkun olam. Repair the world.

Tikkun olam. Repair the world. We stand with Israel for all the world to see.
Tikkun olam. Repair the world. We dream of peace to be our destiny.

We are one people. We are one heart. Tikkun olam. Repair the world.
We are one people. We are one heart. Tikkun olam. Repair the world.

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