Digging with Darren

This is a song we sing after havdallah in our congregation, based on the 12th of Rambam’s 13 principles of faith:

I believe with complete faith
In the coming [return] of The Messiah

And even though He may tarry
Nonetheless I will wait for Him
Every day to come

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(Link fixed 04/07/09) 

Ani Ma’amin (MP3) – 1.1MB

For anyone who is interested, our congregation put together a version of the Ashrei in English sung to a Chassidic melody. In my opinion, it’s really nice. We chant it in our congregation and in our home during the appointed times of prayer.

Special thanks are due to both Sarah Croswell for putting together the initial draft of the English to the melody, and to my loving wife, Sabrina, for all of her hard work in helping me get the melody and creating the lyric sheet.

I’ve attached both the lyric sheet (which includes notes about how to remember the melody, including marking the downbeat) and an mp3 of yours truly demonstrating the melody. I hope you enjoy. (ps. I’ve got a few more things like this that will probably show up soon.)

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