AVINU MALKEINU (OUR FATHER OUR KING)

Avinu Malkeinu Our Father Our King
During Rosh Hashanah the Jewish
people sing 

'Yom Kippur' the day of atonement to
A melodious prayer sung unto You
With captivating reverence a humble
request
Harmonised in a whisper pleading to be
blessed
A hushed slow chanting repetitive in
their display of virtue
Avinu Malkeinu kaleh chol tsar unmastin
mealeynu
Our Father Our King bring an end to
trouble and oppression
Adhere beautiful voices singing with
great conviction
A devoutly religous prayer seeking
Your compassion
Pleading for an end to war, famine
and pestilence
A hope of an end to disease and plagues
in this existence
Avinu Malkeinu Our Father Our King
Hear the earnest prayer they before
You bring
For it is so with us gentiles to
Powerful in our diversity yet alike in our
pleading for a good year anew
Whether hushed or abounding in our
rejoices
Avinu Malkeinu Our Father Our King
Sh'ma kelenu - hear our voices...

Author: Bonny Smith