by Pele thoma
(London, uk)
O Yisrael how I yearn for you
When you’re hurt
My heart feels the pain
I am coming back
For I am yours
O beautiful Yisrael
When the dawn breaks
I remember Zion
For by the Mountain
I see the Temple
The joy of hope
Brings tears to my eye
Hoping one day
I will be back home again
O beautiful Yisrael
Chorus
Many centenaries ago
We were taken as captives
Now the dream of returning
To Zion we call home
Brings joy to my heart
As the tears wash my eye
O beautiful Yisrael
Chorus
We were once lost to time
As we wandered in another land
Waiting to be found
As memories of Zion
Overfilled our mind
We hear the whispers
Calling us back
To Zion
O beautiful Yisrael
Chorus
The prophets said
We will return
As a mysterious force
Is bringing us back
To the land we left
O beautiful Yisrael
We are coming back to Zion
O beautiful Yisrael
Chorus
I hear the trumpets
Welcoming us back
To the land we call Zion
O beautiful Yisrael
How I miss you
You are in my mind
Day and night
I long to return
O my beautiful Yisrael