HODU L'ADONAI
Stacy Beyer
Ruach 5765

Music by Stacy Beyer
© 2004 SHAELI Songs (ASCAP)

[Stacy Beyer writes: ] Knowing God's love is everywhere and unending inspires me. I knew that the music for this prayer was going to be very intense, so we decided to use a stringed instrument called a bouzouki for the introduction. It sets up the hard driving tempo that pushes the music and lyrics through to the very end of the song. Let all who praise God say Ki L'olam chasdo... I love the power of that!

The thought of us all joining together to feel the boundlessness of God's love is amazing to me. And, at the same time, we can also look within to find that same unending energy, spirit, love and hope. Those gifts that are also forever and everlasting.

With the words of Psalm 118, composer Stacy Beyer brings forth a powerful melody of praise to the God of the people Israel and for all who praise God.

- Cantor Alane Katzew
URJ Dept. of Worship, Music and Religious Living

VERSE 1
Hodu ladonai, saying thanks to God.
Hodu ladonai. God is good, ki tov.
Ki l'olam chasdo, God's love is neverending, neverending.
Reaches farther than the bound'ries that you and I know.
It's everything we are and everywhere we go.

CHORUS
Let the house of Israel say, let the house of Aaron say, let all who praise God say, ki l'olam, ki l'olam chasdo.

VERSE 2
Hodu ladonai, let's all say thanks to God.
Hodu ladonai. God is good, ki tov.
Ki l'olam chasdo, God's love is everlasting, everlasting.
It secures us, sanctifies us.
It surrounds us, it defines us.

CHORUS

BRIDGE
Yomar na Yisraeil.
Yomru na veit Aharon.
Yomru na yir’ei Adonai.

CHORUS

Give thanks to God, for God is good. For God’s love is everlasting.