BE LIKE A TREE

See how its leaves sway with the breeze
Casting a ray with its shadows
Petals so thin, blossoms within
Waiting to welcome tomorrow

Watch every branch gallantly dance
The bark growing thicker each day
Tell me, it isn’t a wonder …
Water has made it this way

Oh, water so soft, water so pure
Water so gentle and blue
Drawn through its roots – way past the trunk
And finally blossoming through

"והיה כעץ שתול על פלגי מים"
Be like a tree, replanted in streams
That will nourish and nurture it strong
Keep striving – draw all your strength
From the wells of Torah
Draw all you need – it will help you along

See how he speaks, see how he seeks
See how the young boy has grow
Setting his goal, enriching his soul
The goodness and truth he has shown

Watch every task completed at last
The man growing stronger each day
Tell me it isn’t a wonder –
TORAH has made him this way

Oh, Torah so sweet, Torah so pure
Torah so holy and rue
Drawn to his heart – deep in his mind
And finally blossoming through

"והיה כעץ שתול על פלגי מים"
Be like a tree, replanted in streams
That will nourish and nurture it strong
Keep striving – draw all your strength
From the wells of Torah
Draw all you need – it will help you along