THE WORLD LIES SILENT

The world lies silent
Mother lights the candles and she cries
And smiles, and wipes the teardrops from her eyes
Shabbos comes to every Jewish home

I feel a sudden warmth, a sudden change of air
As Father stands with two Malochim near
If I could only keep the Kedushah there
And bring the world to see

I’d have them stand around and watch me say “Amen”
And after me, they all would do the same
I know they would, there’s no need to explain
How grateful they would be

If only I could tell them
If only they would know
Just what it is that makes the Shabbos so holy

If I could only show them
The beauty of this day
They’d keep it too, and we’d send this Golus away

Children singing
Describing all the splendor of this world in its creation
The sudden day, the sudden night
The sun and moon that made the world so bright

There was a sudden warmth, a sudden change of air
As flowers and grass dressed up the atmosphere
If I could only keep the Kedushah there
And bring the world to see

All the birds and the fish, the animals big and small
Blossoming trees, and water to feed them all
A man was formed to heed his Master’s call
The world was completed

The sun began to lower
The world was done
A Shabbos day of rest for everyone