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On Yom Shoah, Yom Shoah, God shut his eyes A curtain was drawn in the night The sins of the soul The heart was withdrawn from the light God full of Mercy God full of Mercy The anguished cry never departs The body may suffer in Shoah and die Worse still ha shoah of the heart When Abraham looked to the sea of the night Did the sparkling stars tenderly shine? Did the sands of the seashore cry, "Love us! Your mercy, your mercy, your mercy is mine." Could Abraham look past the centuries of time To see land and promised seed filled Did think, Lord, to ell him of Yom Ha Shoah Affliction, not your tender will Chorus It took just four years to change morning to midnight The Gales that blew every shore And you, God of Mercy, could have held back the winds In silence, we can't know your will I feel Your heart Lord and I know you are crying Ha Shoah, Lord You could have stilled But your hands were taken in covering your eyes Your ears stopped the sound of the chill Chorus (c) Elizabeth Best Ph. D. All rights reserved
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Recorded in Chattanooga, Creative Discovery Studio 1997 May be used freely
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