Balancing Will and Surrender: Ozi v’Zimrat Yah

Ozi v’Zimrat Yah Vayahi li lishuah
Ozi v'Zimrat Yah Hebrew text
My Strength (balanced) with the Song of God will be my salvation (Psalm 118:14, Exodus 15:2)
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In this practice I find and express my strength, my will, my effort and desire when I chant “Ozi.” When I chant “v’zimrat Yah,” I open and surrender to the God-song and let it be sung through me. Then in the last phrase, “Vayahi li lishuah,” I balance those two aspects of my practice.

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Ozi v’Zimrat Yah

To download the PDF file for this chant, click Balancing Will and Surrender PDF. For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 245.