Ivdu et HaShem b’simcha, bo’u l’fanav bir’nanah

Serve the One with Joy;
Come into the Presence with joyous song. (Psalm 100:2)
[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 100 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]

Joy is the natural state of my soul. It is the grateful response to whatever opportunity life is giving me right now. The inner joy that doesn’t depend on circumstances, is my greatest gift to the world and to the Wholeness of Life. That joy can carry me through painful times and lift me up into the widest Divine perspective. It connects me to my soulful purpose. And it is my joyous song that can bring me into God’s loving Presence, where blessing is always flowing to me and through me.

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• Serve with Joy (melody)  
• Serve with Joy (harmony)  
• Serve with Joy (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Serve with Joy PDF.

Tavo l’fanecha t’filati, hatay oz’n’cha l’rinati

Let my prayer come before You;
incline Your ear to my song. (Psalm 88:3)
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When I reveal myself fully through my prayer, through my song, through what I say and what I create, it can feel so scary sometimes. I feel naked and vulnerable. I am risking everything. Yet if I am really singing to God, standing before the Great Mystery, I am connecting myself to the Whole and I become a channel for the Divine flow. This is the fulfilment of my deepest yearning.

To hear the chants, use the audio players. To download a chant, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

• Coming Before You (melody)  
• Coming Before You (harmony)  
• Coming Before You (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Coming Before You PDF.

V’Sharim k’chol’lim kol-maiyanai bach

Singers and dancers alike [will say]: “Everything flows from You.” (Psalm 87:7)
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This is a practice of acknowledging, celebrating and being in complete awe of the miracle of Creativity. How wondrous that the flow of music, dance, innovation, invention, color, beauty and idea just keeps flowing. The artist of the holy awakens, through this sense of wonder, to the obvious and generous source in God.

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• Sourced (melody)  
• Sourced (harmony)  
• Sourced (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Sourced PDF.

B’yom Tzarati ekra’echa, Ki ta’anayni

In my time of trouble I call You, for You will answer me. (Psalm 86:7)
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The hardest thing about spiritual practice is remembering to do it, especially when I feel triggered or anxious or depressed. So, this is a practice of installing a habit or pattern that in times of trouble I will call out to the Divine Mystery, knowing that I will be received. I know that God will respond to my call. God’s answer may not be the one I want or expect, but it will be the answer that I need. When I remember to turn towards the Great Mystery, I will be transformed by my turning.

To hear the chants, use the audio players. To download a chant, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

• In My Time of Trouble (melody)  
• In My Time of Trouble (harmony)  
• In My Time of Trouble (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click In My Time of Trouble PDF. For the musical notation, click In My Time of Trouble notation PDF.

Yayd’u ki-atah shimcha HAVAYAH l’vadecha

May they know You, whose name is BEING as One Alone. (All there is) (Psalm 83:19)
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Illusions of separateness bring so much suffering into the world. When we finally know that there is only One of us, we learn respect, kindness and compassion. When we know that the Divine spirit permeates everything with holiness, we live differently. This is a prayer that all may know this essential truth, that there is nothing but God, and we are all connected in that Oneness.

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• Knowing You (melody)  
• Knowing You (harmony)  
• Knowing You (mix)  

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Knowing You PDF. For the musical notation, click Knowing You notation PDF.