giving creative expression to the voice of the soul
Lift My Eyes
From Kol Neshama’s “Camp Bnos Yisroel: Together as One”
Music by Sam Glaser,lyrics by Sam Glaser and Levi Garbose.
Sung by Nurse Fine and the girls of Camp Bnos Yisroel.
Creator of the World so far above me,
I need You more than anything at all.
Captive in a fortress of my choosing,
And it’s time that I tore down that wall.
Lift my eyes to see the light within the darkness,
Lift my spirit to appreciate Your hand,
Lift my eyes to see the answers to [...]
When You Find You Have a Friend
From Kol Neshama’s “Inner Nature Hike”
Music and lyrics by Levi Garbose
Sung by Shira
When you find you have a friend,
There is a joy that knows no end,
For you have love
And belief
In one another.
Now you know a sense of trust,
Since you’ve become “the two of us”,
You feel strong,
You belong,
You’re two together.
But if that friendship is betrayed,
Your friend has played some masquerade,
You feel as though your soul’s been ripped in two…
But if that friendship is betrayed,
Your friend [...]
Morning Comes in Easy
From Kol Neshama’s “Together as One”
Music by Yonatan Raz’El, lyrics by Levi Garbose.
Sung by the Servants, the Angels and Bracha.
Morning comes in easy
As I open up my eyes,
I feel you all around me,
You are my Light,
I hear Your voice call in my ear,
Your song rings in my heart,
You know this soul,
It searched throughout the night.
But then this all seems as a dream –
Am I really here with You?
Who am I? And who can know what I deserve?
I [...]
Sometimes I Fear the Darkness (The Widow’s Song)
From Kol Neshama’s “Together as One”
Music and lyrics by Levi Garbose and Julia Blum Sebban
Sung by The Widow.
Sometimes I fear the darkness
Sometimes I feel alone,
I’m blinded by the darkness
And forget the light I’ve known.
I cry inside and ask Hashem
To show me where to go,
I cannot see, but He is here,
He’s guiding me, I know.
And so, this night can’t last forever-
The dawn must soon break through
I try to place my [...]
Oh, Agatha!
From Kol Neshama’s “A Light for Greytowers”
Music and lyrics by Levi Garbose.
Sung by Miss Grimshaw
Oh, Agatha, oh Agatha!
How could you be this foolish?
It must really have to do
With all these things that they call… Jewish!
My problem is these nasty little girls,
My worst nightmare is coming true!
It’s impossible to continue here
Now that they know that they are Jews!
After all I’ve done to civilize them
Teach them manners in the English way,
I can’t fade — I’m not a [...]
Rabbi Akiva and Rochel
From Kol Neshama’s “A Light for Greytowers”
Music and lyrics by Levi Garbose.
Sung by Miriam
There’s teacher from our Jewish nation,
Rabbi Akiva was his name,
He wasn’t always a Torah giant,
He was a shepherd, poor and plain.
Akiva was a very honest man,
But in 40 years had not been schooled,
Yet a rich man’s daughter, Rochel
Saw this man was clearly no fool.
Rochel said, “Become a talmid chochom,
And I will marry you.”
What could Akiva do now
But become a [...]
The Life of a Wife of a Sea Captain
From Kol Neshama’s “A Light for Greytowers”
Music and lyrics by Levi Garbose.
Sung by Mrs. Wilberforce
The life of a wife of a sea captain
Can lonely, lonely be.
When your husband’s gone for years at a time
And you have no company.
I do my best to cope with this,
But its been hard recently,
So I thought I’d get a little orphan girl
to come and live with me!
She’d be treated like a daughter of mine,
She’d [...]
Miss Edelberg’s Advice
From Kol Neshama’s “A Light for Greytowers”
Music and lyrics by Levi Garbose.
Sung by Miss Sarah Edelberg
Our G-d from up above
In His abundant love,
Blessed me with you dear little children.
And though it surely grieves me so,
All the pain that you must know,
You came to me and I gave you my life.
Now let me tell you a thing or two
About life and what you should do-
Just remember just this one piece of advice…
Chorus: Everything G-d does is as [...]
Miss Grimshaw’s Ten Commandments
From Kol Neshama’s “A Light for Greytowers”
Music and lyrics by Levi Garbose.
Sung by Miss Grimshaw and the Orphans
Miss Grimshaw:
One- the boss here is me.
Two- thou shalt never overeat.
Three- you work and work all day.
Four- keep your appearance neat.
Five- don’t laugh, and don’t ever sing.
Six- don’t waste your time with play
Seven- don’t ever steal a thing.
Eight- don’t contradict what I say.
Nine- don’t noisy be.
Ten- in fact, don’t [...]
Empty Bowls
From Kol Neshama’s “A Light for Greytowers”
Music and lyrics by Levi Garbose.
Sung by the Orphans
Empty bowls in the morning
Are not a pleasant sight.
It’s one you don’t get used to
And it haunts you through the night.
The only hope that we may have
Of eating any food,
Depends upon Miss Grimshaw
And what might be her mood…
We know that being orphaned
Makes us needy and obliged,
But nonetheless- it’s quite a test
When your stomach screams inside!
Why are we so empty?
Why are we so [...]
Proper Nutrition
From Kol Neshama’s “A Light for Greytowers”
Music and lyrics by Levi Garbose.
Sung by (in stage version) Sir Eustace, Lady Penelope & the Governors
Sung by (in movie version) Lady Penelope and Lady Tilda Beamish
Proper nutrition,
This must be understood,
That without the matter handled
One can’t do the things they should.
Sometimes you might feel lazy,
Lethargic and uninspired,
It might just be you did not eat
All of the foods required.
The science of nutrition
Is something new indeed-
The vitamins have just been found
[...]
Anya’s Lullaby (Hush, My Darling)
From Kol Neshama’s “A Light for Greytowers”
Music and lyrics by Levi Garbose.
Sung by Anya, Miriam & the Orphans
Hush, my darling, don’t you cry
Remove the tears from on your eyes,
Hashem will guide us through the night,
Sleep and dream peaceful dreams.
Emunah, in the one G-d above,
Bitachon, in His eternal love,
Torah, it shows us the way
And gladdens our hearts throughout the day.
Hush, my darling, don’t you cry,
Remove the tears from on your eyes,
Hashem will [...]
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