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Sons and Daughters of Ham Prayers and Meditations

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Cycle I

When I proclaim the name of the Lord, Give Glory to our God! O Lord, open thou my lips, that my mouth may declare they praise.

Blessed art thou, Lord our God, God of the Sons and Daughters of Ham, God of Abraham, God of Isaac and God of Jacob; great, mighty and revered God, sublime God, who bestowest lovingkindness, and art Master of all things; who rememberest the good deeds of our fathers, and who wilt graciously bring a redeemer to their children’s children for the sake of thy name.

Remember us to life, O King who delightest in life; inscribe us in the book of life for thy sake, O living God.

O King, Supporter, Savior and Shield. Blessed art thou, O Lord, Sheild of Abraham.

Thou, O Lord art mighty forever; thou revivest the dead; thou art powerful to save.

Thou casest the wind to blow and the rain to fall. Thou sustainest the living with kindness, and revivest the dead with great mercy; thou supportest all who fall, and healest the sick; thou settest the captives free, and keepest faith with those who sleep in the dust. Who is like thee, Lord of power? Who resembles thee, O King? Thou bringest death and restorest life, and causest salvation to flourish.

Who is like thee, merciful Father? In mercy thou rememberest they creatures to life. Thou art faithful to revive the dead. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who revivest the dead.

Thou favorest man with knowlege, and teachest mortals understanding. O grant us knowledge, understanding and insight. Blessed art thou, O Lord, gracious Giver of knowledge.

Restore us, our Father, the Sons and Daughters of Ham, to thy Word; draw us near, our King, to thy service; cause us to return to thee in perfect repentance. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who art pleased with repentance.

Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed; for thou dost pardon and forgive. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who art gracious and ever forgiving.

Look upon our affliction and champion our cause; redeem us, the Sons and Daughters of Ham speedily for thy name’s sake, for thou art a mighty Redeemer. Blessed art thou, O Lord, Redeemer of the Houses of Israel.

Heal us, O Lord, and we shall be healed; save us and we shall be saved; for thou art our praise. Grant a perfect healing to all our wounds; for thou art a faithful and merciful God, King and Healer. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who healest the sick among they people.

May thy compassion, Lord our God, ,be aroused over the righteous and over the godly; over the leaders of thy people, the Houses of Israel, and over the remnant of their sages; over the true proselytes and over us, The Sons and Daughters of Ham. Grant a good reward to all who truly trust in thy name, and place our lot among them; may we never come to shame, for in thee we trust. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who art the stay and trust of the righteous.

Build in mercy the New Jerusalem and dwell in it, as thou has promised, build it soon, in our days, as an everlasting structure, and speedily establish in it the throne of David. Blessed art thou, O Lord, Builder of the New Jerusalem, and Blessed art Thy Anointed one the Messiah, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who is coming for his throne amongst men. The way needs be prepared by the End Time Revelation of the Sons and Daughters of Ham, former slaves of man, God’s Elect.

Speedily cause the offspring of thy servant David to flourish, and let his glory be exalted by thy help, for we hope for thy deliverance all the day. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who causest salvation to flourish.

Hear our voice, Lord our God; spare us and have pity on us, The Sons and Daughters of Ham. Accept our prayer in mercy and favor, for thou art God who hearest prayers and supplications; from thy presence, our King, dismiss us not empty-handed, for thou hearest in mercy the prayer of thy people Israel and the The Sons and Daughters of Ham. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who hearest prayer.

Be pleased, Lord our God, with the Sons and Daughters of Ham and all the Houses of Israel, and with their prayers; restore the worship to thy most holy sanctuary; accept our offerings and prayer with gracious love. May the worship of thy people, the Sons and Daughters of Ham, and all the Houses of Israel be every pleasing to thee.

  Remember us this day, Lord our God, for happiness; be mindful of us for blessing; save us to enjoy life. With a promise of salvation and mercy spare us and be gracious to us; have pity of us and save us, the Sons and Daughters of Ham, for we look to thee, for thou art a gracious and merciful God and King.

May our eyes behold thy return in mercy to Zion. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who restorest thy divine presence to Zion.

We ever thank thee, who art the Lord our God and the God of our fathers. Thou art the strength of our life and our saving shield. In every generation we will thank thee and recount thy praise – for our lives which are in thy charge, for our souls which are in they care, for thy miracles which are daily with us, and for thy continual wonders and favors – evening, morning, and noon. Beneficent One, who mercies never fail, Merciful One, whose kindnesses never cease, thou has always been our hope. 

We thank thee, who art the Lord our God and the God of our fathers. God of all mankind, our Creator and Creator of the universe, blessings and thanks are due to thy great and holy name, because thou has kept us alive and sustained usp mayest thou ever grant us life and sustenance. O gather our exiles to thy holy courts to observe thy laws, to do thy will, and to serve thee with a perfect heart. For this we thank thee. Blessed be God to who all thanks are due. 

It is our duty to praise the Master of all, to exalt the Creator of the universe, who has not made us, the Sons and Daughters of Ham like the nations of the world and has not placed us like the families of the earth[p who has not designed our destiny to be like theirs, nor our lot like that of all their multitude. We bend the knee and bow and acknowledge before the supreme King of kings, the HOly One, blessed be he, that it is he who stretched forth the heavens and founded the earth. His seat of glory is in the heavens abovep his abode of majesty is in the lofty heights. He is our God, there is none else; truly, he is our King, there is none besides him, as it is written in his Torah: “You shall know this day, and reflect in your heart, that it is the Lord who is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath, there is none else.”

We hope therefore, Lord our God, soon to behold thy majestic glory, when the abominations shall be removed from the earth, and the false gods exterminated; when the world shall be perfected under the reign of the Almighty, and all mankind will call upon they name, and all the wicked of the earth will be turnd to thee. May all the inhabitatnts of the world realize and know that to thee every knee must bend, every tongue must vow allegiance. May they bend the knee and prostrate themselves befor thee, Lord our God, and give honor to thy glorious name; may they all accept the yoke of thy kingdom, and do thou reign over them speedily forever and ever. For the kingdom is thine, and to all eternity thou wilt reign in glory, as it is written in thy Torah: “The Lord shall be King forever and ever.” And it is said: “The Lord shall be King over all the earth;p on that day the Lord shall be One, and his name One.”

END Cycle I

Cycle II

My God, guard my tongue from evil, and my lips from speaking falsehood. May my soul be silent to those who insult me; be my soul lowly to all as the dust. Open my heart to thy Torah, that my soul may follow thy commends. Speedily defeat the counsel of all those who plan evil against me and upset their design. Do it for the glory of thy name; do it for the sake of thy power; do it for the sake of thy holiness; do it for the sake of my Torah. That my beloved may be rescued, save with thy right hand and answer me. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing before thee, O Lord, my Stronghold and my Redeemer. May he who creates peace in his high heavens create peace for us and for all the House of Israel, Amen.

May it be thy will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of the Sons and Daughters of Ham, that the New Jerusalem be speedily built in our days, and grant us a share in thy Torah. There we will serve thee with reverence, as in the days of old and as in former years. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as in the days of old and as in former years.

May our prayer please thee as burnt-offering and sacrifice. Merciful God, in thy abundant love restore thy divine presence to Zion, and the order of service in the New Jerusalem. May our eyes behold thy return in mercy to Zion. There we will serve thee with reverence, as in the days of old and as in former years.

Blessed art thou, O Lord, whom alone we serve with reverence. For we ever thank thee, who art the Lord our God and the God of our fathers. Thou art the strength of our life and our saving shield. In every generation we will thank thee and recount thy praise – for our lives which are in thy charge, for our souls which are in thy care, for thy miracles which are daily with us, and for thy continual wonders and favors – evening, morning and noon. Beneficent One, whose mercies never fail, Merciful One, whose kindnesses never cease, thou has always been our hope.

We thank thee, who art the Lord our God and the God of our fathers. God of all mankind our Creator and Creator of the universe, blessings and thanks are due to thy great and holy name, because thou has kept us alive and sustained us; mayest thou ever grant us life and sustenance. O gather our exiles to thy holy courts to observe thy laws, to do thy will, and to serve thee with a perfect heart. For this we thank thee. Blessed be God to whom all thanks are due.

For all these acts may thy name, our King, be blessed and exalted forever and ever.

All the living shall ever thank thee and sincerely praise thy name, O God, who art always our salvation and help. Blessed art thou, O Lord, ,Beneficent One, to whom it is fitting to give thanks. 

May it be thy will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that this blessing which thou has commanded to pronounce upon thy people, the Sons and Daughters of Ham and all the Houses of Israel, may be a perfect blessing, forever free from stumbling and iniquity.

Our God and God of our fathers, bless us, the Sons and Daughters of Ham with the threefold blessing written in thy Torah by thy servant Moses and spoken by Aaron and his sons The Priests, thy Holy people, as it is said: “May the Lord bless you and protect you; may the Lord countenance you and be gracious to you; may the Lord favor you and give you peace.”

Blessed art thou, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us, the Sons and Daughters of Ham with the holiness of Aaron, and commanded us to bless they people, all the Houses of Israel, the Children of Abraham with love.

May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.

Lord our God, how glorious is thy name over all the world!

Protect me, O God, for I place my trust in thee.

Lord of the universe, I am thine and my dreams are thine. I have dreamt a dream and I do not know what it is. May it be thy will, Lord my God and God of my fathers, God of the Sons and Daughters of Ham, to confirm all good dreams concerning myself and all the Houses of Israel for happiness; may they be fulfilled like the dreams of Joseph. But if they require amending, heal them as thou didst heal Hezekiah king of Judah from his illness, Miriam the prophetess from her leprosy and Naaman from his leprosy. Sweeten them as the waters of Marah were sweetened by Moses, and the waters of Jericho by Elisha. Even as thou didst turn the curse of wicked Balaam into a blessing, mayest thou turn all my dreams into happiness for myself and for all Israel. Protect me; be gracious to me and favor me. Amen.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and countenance us.

It is the Lord, the Lord, The God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, rich in kindness and faithfulness.

Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.

Towards thee I direct my desire, O God.

As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, and as a maid’s eyes to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to our God, till he take pity of us.

He will receive from the Lord, and justice from God his Deliverer. You shall find favor and good will with God and man alike.

O Lord, be gracious to us, the Sons and Daughters of Ham, we have waited for thee; be thou our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.

Hid not thy face from me in my day of trouble; incline thy ear to me; answer me speedily when I call.

To thee I raise my eyes, O thou who art enthroned in heaven.

So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the triumph, and the majesty; for all that is in heven and on earth is thine; thine, O Lord, is the kingdom, and thou art supreme over all.

“Peace, peace, to the far and the near,” says the Lord, “I will heal him.”

Supreme and mighty art thou on high; thou art peace, and thy name is Peace. May it be thy will to grant life and blessedness and enduring peace to us, the Sons and Daughters of Ham and to all thy people, the Houses of Israel, the Sons of Abraham.

O grant peace happiness, blessing, grace, kindness and mercy to us, the Sons and Daughters of Ham, and to all the Houses of Israel thy people. Bless us all alike, our Father, with the light of thy counteneance; indeed, by the light of thy countenance thou has given us, Lord our God, a Torah of life, lovingkindness, charity, blessing, mercy, life and peace. May it please thy people, the Houses of Israel with opeace at all times and hours. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who blessest thy people with peace.

END CYCLE II

Cycle III

Blessed art thou, Lord our God, God of the Sons and Daughters of Ham, and God of our fathers. God of Abraham, God of Isaac and God of Jacob; great, mighty and revered God, sublime God, who bestwest lovingkindness, and art Master of all things; who rememberest the good deeds of our fathers, and who wilt graciously bring a redeemer to their children’s children for the sake of thy name. O King, Supporter, Savior and Shield!

With thy approval I utter deep thoughts,

To cheer thy people by this prayer for dew.

Dew refreshes the earth and its verdure,

Joyous to be under thy protection, O God.

May dew – symbol of youth – shield our young, Amen.

Blessed art thou, O Lord, Shield of Abraham.

Thou, O Lord, art mighty forever; thou revivest the dead; thou art powerful to save.

Earth’s depths are eager for the drops of dew;

All the green meadows long and pine for dew.

The prayer for dew speaks of God’s powers;

Hence it forms part of the Service.

Dew will revive those in the clefts of rocks, Amen.

Our God and God of our fathers.

Grant dew to favor thy land;

Make us, the Sons and Daughters of Ham blessed with rejoicing,

With plenty of grain and wine;

Restore thy beloved land – with dew.

Grant dew for a good year, crowned

With splendid fruit of the land;

Zion now left like a lone booth,

Take her in thy hand like a crown.

Let dew fall on the blessed land;

Bless us, the Sons and Daughters of Ham with the gift of heaven;

In the darkness let a light dawn,

For Israel who follows thee.

Let dew sweeten the mountains;

Let thy chosen taste thy wealth;

Free thy people from exile, and slavery to materialism and idol gods.

That we may sing and exult. Amen.

Let our barns be filled with grain;

Renew our days as of old;

O God, uplift us by thy grace;

Make us like a watered garden.

Bless our sustenance with dew;

Let no ill befall our flocks;

Bestow thy favor on the people

Whom thou didst lead like a flock.

For thou art the Lord our God, who causest the wind to blow and the dew to fall.

For a blessing a not for a curse. Amen.

For life and not for death. Amen.

For plenty and not for scarcity. Amen.

For indeed thou sustainest the living with kindness, and revivest the deat with great mercy; thou supportest all who fall, and healest the sick; thou settest the captives free, and keepest faith with those who sleep in the dust. Who is like thee, Lord of power? Who resembles thee, O King? Thou bringest death and restorest life, and causest salvation to flourish. 

Thou art faithful to revive the dead. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who revivest the dead.

END CYCE III

Cycle IV

For the Choirmaster; with string-music; a psalm, a song. May God be gracious to us, the Sons and Daughters of Ham, and bless us; may he cause his favor to shine among us. Then shall thy way be known on earth, and thy saving power among all nations. The peoples shall prase thee, O God; all the peoples shall poraise thee! Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for thou rulest the peoples justly; thou guidest the nations on earth. The people shall praise thee, O Lord; all the peoples shall praise thee! The earth has yielded its produce; God, our own God, God of the Sons and Daughters of Ham blesses usp all the far ends of the earth shall revere him.

By the great power of thy right hand, O set the captive free. Revered God, accept thy people’s prayerp strengthen us, cleanse us. Almighty God, guard as the apple of the eye those who seek thee. Bless them, cleanse them, pity them; ever grant them thy truth. Mighty, holy God, i9in thy abundant grace, guide thy people, the Sons and Daughters of Ham. Exalted God, turn to they peole who proclaim thy holiness.

Accept our prayer, hear our cry, ,thou who knowest secret thoughts. Blessed be the name of his glorious majesty forever and ever.

Before reciting the Ten Commandments,

I first ask permission and approval

To start with two or three stanzas in fear

of God who creates and ever sustains.

He has endless might, not to be described

Were the skies parchment, were all the reeds quills,

Were the seas and all waters made of ink,

Were all the world’s inhabitants made scribes.

The glorious Lord of heaven and earth,

Alone, formed the world, veiled in mystery.

Without exertion did he perfect it,

Only by a light sign, without substance.

He accomplished all his work in six days;

His glory ascended a throne of fire.

Millions of legions are at his service;

Fresh each morning they flourish with great faith.

More glowing are the six-winged seraphim,

Who keep silence till leave is given them.

Without delay they call to one another:

“God’s majestic splendor fills the whole earth!”

Like a mighty thunder, like ocean’s roar,

The cherubim and the spheres rise loudly

To gaze at the rainbowlike appearance.

Wherever sent, they hasten anxiously,

Whishpering praise in each tongue:

“Blessed be His glory in his entire universe.”

All the heavenly hosts shout praise in awe:

“His glory shines forever and ever!”

Their hymn is timed; when the hour is gone,

They shall at no period chant it again.

Dear to him are the Sons and Daughters of Ham,

Acclaiming him each morning and evening.

They are dedicated to do his will;

His wonders, his praises, they declare hourly.

He desires them to toil in Torah, his Word,

So that their prayer be well accepted,

Bound up in the crown of the Eternal,

Securely set near the precious frontlet.

His frontlet is most skillfully inscribed:

“Great is Israel who proclaims God’s Oneness.”

The praise of the world’s Lord, in pure homage,

I ampleased to declare before the kings.

They come and gather liek the surging waves,

Wondering and asking about the signs:

Whence and who is your beloved, O fair one?

For whom do you die in the lions den?

Most precious are you; if yuou merge with us, O God,

We will do your will in all the regions.

With wisdom I will answer them concisely:

You must recognize and acknowledge him!

Of what value is your glory compared

With all that God will do for me in due time,

When light will come to me and shame to you,

When he will reveal himself in great might?

He will repay the foes in all the isles;

Triumph to the dear and upright people!

Perfect joy, pure delight, will come into

the New Jerusalem when he will gather the exiles.

His glory will shield Zion day and night,

While his tent for praise will be made in it

Under a spendid canopy of bright clouds.
For each godly man a booth will be made,

Furnished with a gold throne of seven steps.

The righteous will be arrayed before God,

Their sight resembling sevenfold delight,

The brilliant sky and the luminous stars-

A splendor that no langauge can describe,

That was not heard of nor viewed by prophets.

No eye has penetrated Paradise,

Where the righteous dance in presence of God,

Reverently pointing out: “This is he

For whom we looked in exile with firm faith!

He now gently guides us, the Sons and Daughters of Ham eternally,

Granting us the share long reserved for us.”

Nation contends with nation;

They are locked in combat with each other.

One nation gores mightily with its arms,

Another counters with potent weapons.

The Creator slays them all with his great sword,

And prepares a banquet for the righteous,

Who sit in rows at tables of precious stones,

While before them there flow streams of balsam,

And they indulge themselves and drink full cups

of the precious old wine preserved in vats.

You upright, having heard this hymn of praise,

May you be in that blissful compoany!

You will merit to sit in the first row

If you will obey God’s majestic words.

God, exalted from beginning to end,

Was pleased with us, the Sons and Daughters of Ham,

And all the Houses of Israel.

And gave us the Torah.

END CYCLE IV