Lyrics or Keywords

Who can retell the things that befell us,
Who can count them?
In every age, a hero or sage
Came to our aid.

    Hark!
    In days of yore in Israel’s ancient land
    Brave Maccabeus led the faithful band
    But now all Israel must as one arise
    Redeem itself through deed and sacrifice.

Hebrew:
Mi yimalel gevurot Yisrael,
Otan mi yimne?
Hen be’chol dor yakum ha’gibor
Goel ha’am.

Shma!
    Ba’yamim ha’hem ba’zman ha’ze
    Maccabi moshia u’fode
    U’v’yameinu kol am Yisrael
    Yitached yakum ve’yigael!

People

Composer
Herbert Fromm

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Tradition(s)
Judaism
Holiday(s)
Hanukkah
Language(s)
English
Hebrew

Musicality

Instrumentation
A Cappella
Voicing
SATB
Rote
Solo
Solo notes
Soprano Solo

Music

Publisher
Transcontinental
Copy type
Octavo

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