On Rosh Hashana we experience birth
The creation of ourselves and the Universe
And now ten days later the stage is set
On Yom Kippur, we go through death,
Depriving ourselves of sustenance
Reminding ourselves through abstinence
Of this shimmering light we might see glimmer inside
It’s dim sometimes but we might see a sliver in the mirror
Of the face of our brother or sister
Who was made to teach us this lesson
I need to make a confession
Yes, I missed the mark
And let the spark go out
Or so it seemed, but do I dream
Or is this most surprising scene
Of people standing on their feet
And calling from their sacred deep
Showing me the way at last
I think I’ve found the path
I’m feeling such a healing I could float right through the ceiling
There’s a secret beyond words that these people are revealing
And when the High Priest
Came into the Inner Sanctum
He knew the people prayed for him,
He didn’t need to thank them
Cos they knew if he was true
That he was focused, through and through
On achieving their redeeming
And I do the same for you
And you for me
And she for he
And us for we
And maybe this is how it works
That we can somehow earn
What we know that we don’t deserve
If we yearn for each other enough in love
This marriage of heaven and earth