[HANASHIR:3525] Re: "Master of All Things"

[Judy Git <hillel...>]

While I like the lyrics to this verse, I have a problem with people "messing"
with the way a songwriter wrote his material.  I think that we need to respect
the person who brings a song into this world and allow his creation to be sung
in the manner that he created it.

Judy

David M. Weisz wrote:

> Since we've been talking about Craig's song here, the camp I work at here
> in Southern California does two things with it. First, we add "Baruch Shem
> K'vod, Shem K'vod Malchuto, L'olam Va'ed" to the same tune as "Shema
> Yisrael."
>
> Second, we have a third verse, evidently added by a former music teacher by
> the name of Erica Drath:
>
> You created the world and set it in motion
> All people were made in the image of God
> We join here today in praise and in blessing
> Shema...
> Baruch...
>
> I have no idea what prompted the writing of this verse,  and it is
> something of a stretch on the theme of the song/prayer, but just figured
> I'd share.
>
> David
>



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