Immersed - songs for mayyim hayyim

In 2006, Mayyim Hayyim produced a CD of original music written by top American Jewish songwriters.

Many thanks to Josh Nelson for imagining and producing this exceptional album. Lyrics, listed below, can also be downloaded here.

CDs are available for sale on our online store for $18 each.

This CD was made possible by the generous support of:

Paula Brody and Merrill Hassenfeld
Amy and Jonathan Fleming
Morlie and Norm Levin
Betty Ann and Dan Miller

Lyrics

Hineni, Here I Am

By Peter and Ellen Allard

1-888-SING-IT-1

office@peterandellen.com

www.peterandellen.com

Chorus:

Hineni, here I am (3x)

Yes, I am here and I am one

Yes I am one with the One in the water.

V. 1: Present in the moment

Ancient ritual

I am yearning to be one with God

And so….Chorus

V. 2: Steps of transformation

To the depths I go

I am yearning to be one with God

And so….Chorus

V. 3: Kiss of water round me

Touched by rain and snow

I am yearning to be one with God

And so….Chorus

Bridge:

Waters warm

Floating free

One in unity.

V. 4: Rising purified

Body, mind, & soul

I am yearning to be one with God

And so….Chorus

Come Into the Water

By Debbie Friedman

www.debbiefriedman.com

Come into the water

Wash away the old and let there be a new beginning

Every drop is pure

Every drop is birth

Every drop is You

Water everywhere

Come into the water

Wash away your pain let there be a new beginning

Every drop is pure

Every drop is birth

Every drop is You

Water everywhere

Come into the water

Let us be a part of one another, both a new beginning

Every drop is pure

Every drop is birth

Every drop is You

Water everywhere

Every drop is pure

Every drop is birth

Every drop is You

Water everywhere

a song on the water

By Cantor Jeff Klepper

Jeff@Kolbseder.com

www.jeffklepper.com and www.kolbseder.com

like a song on the water

like the waves on the sea

like a prayer to the heavens, cover me

like the breath of a lover

like the shade of a tree

like the rain falling softly, cover me

ilu finu malei shira kayam...

(if our mouths were full of song as the sea...)

with my song to the water

with my song to the sea

i will thank you for the goodness given me

with my prayer to the heavens

for a world that’s yet to be

i will thank you for the blessings given me

ilu finu malei shira kayam...

cover me with the rainfall

with the water’s melody

with your blessing and compassion cover me

cover me with the rainfall

with the water's harmony

with your blessing and compassion cover me

ilu finu malei shira kayam...

Mayim

By Danny Maseng

DMaseng@aol.com

www.dannymaseng.com

Water, water Holy spring, holy spring

From your ocean blessings bring

Blessings bring

Blessed is the dew

Blessed is the new day

Blessed is the maker of the rain

Ush’avtem mayim Mimay’nei hayeshuah Ush’avtem mayim Mimay’nei hayeshuah

Mayim, mayim Mayim b’sasson Ush’avyem Mayim b’sasson

Ma’ayan ganim b’er hamayim Hamayim K’yonim al afikei hamayim Hamayim

Sh’roshi nimlah talUk’vutzotai r’sissei laila

Salmotai k’re’ach hal’vanon

Take me to the to the river and release me

So I may find you at the coming of the dawn

These Waters…

Words and Music by Josh Nelson

888-613-JOSH

www.joshnelsonproject.com

This hope, this birth

This life, this new creation

These words, these blessings

Are there beneath the surface

This rain, this sky

This threshold of separation

This time, this moment

Is a door to new beginnings

The source of life is holy

If you make it so

And these waters, they are living

They are breathing all around

The Shechinah does dwell within

The waters on this ground

These eyes are dark

These lips are silent in their way

These hands are cool

Surrounded by this ocean

Breathe in, before…

Breathe out, the crossing over

These ears are quiet

But for the heart that’s beating

The source of life is holy

If you make it so

And these waters, they are living

They are breathing all around

The Shechinah does dwell within

These waters on this ground

Water to Water

By Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller

Water to water

Father to son

Mother to daughter

Rivers will run

Sisters and brothers

See the reflection

Water to water

Pain my beginning

Peace be my end

Blessings of heart

Blessings of bone

Mother to son

Father to daughter

Water to water

Blessings of light

blessings of love

Weeping these tears

Drops in the fountain

Finding my courage

Climbing this mountain

Water to water

Rush to the sea

Holding this promise

Feeling so free

Season to season

Here for the asking

Water to water

Pain my beginning

Peace be my end

Step by Step
By Julie Silver

www.juliesilver.com

I am ready to begin
I am standing alone
I am naked and clean, I know what it means
To be on my way home

I am seven steps away
In this holy space
You purify my soul, and I become whole
I feel Your embrace

And step by step
I walk into the water
Step by step
Let the water make me whole
Step by step
I go deep into the water
The water of creation
Step by step by step by step

I know a change is in the air
And possibility
Everything is finally clear, how I got myself right here
And now I see

And step by step
I walk into the water
Step by step
Let the water make me whole
Step by step
I go deep into the water
The water of creation
Step by step by step by step

Like a little baby, I'm moving' slowly, so slowly
But I get there
Yes, I get there

It's a brand new day
And I'm awakening
Here's a brighter dawn, when I remember those who've gone
Gone before me

And step by step
I walk into the water
Step by step
Let the water make me whole
Step by step
I go deep into the water
The water of creation
Step by step by step by step

signofthed@aol.com

www.FreedomMusicProject.com

Verse 1:
If my mouth was filled with song
Like the ocean tide is strong
If my tongue could but give praise
Like the roaring of the waves

Chorus:
It would never, ever be enough
There could never, ever be enough
We will never ever say enough
To thank you, amen.
(last time – We thank you – amen)

Verse 2:
If my ears were tuned to hear
The Heavenly music of the spheres
If my heart could rise and reach
Like the crashing on the beach (Chorus)

Bridge:
So let us praise and let us shout
Breathing in and singing out
Hear the joyful noise of voices
Joined in song

For the gifts that came before us
And for all those yet to come
We thank you,
Amen. (return to Verse 1)

Kavanah

By Peri Smilow

© 2007 Peri Smilow 2005 (BMI)
Based on the kavanot of Mayyim Hayyim

1.
Hineini b'tzelem Elohim
N'kavim, n'kavim
nishmati t'hora hi

2.
Baruch Atah Adonai
Wonderous source of healing
Baruch Atah Adonai
We thank you and praise your name

3.
Oh God this body is all that I have
May I be blessed to sing Your song