HEAVENLY FATHERThou who buildest Zion and Jerusalem
And establishes the kingdom of Israel
Take pleasure in Thy land
And bestow upon it of Thy goodness
And Thy grace.
Give dew for a blessing
And cause beneficent rains
To fall in their season,
To satiate the mountains of Israel
And her valleys,
And to water thereon
Every plant and tree.
And these saplings
Which we plant before thee this day,
Make deep their roots
And wide their crown,
That they may blossom forth in grace
Amongst all the trees in Israel,
For good and for beauty.And strengthen the hands
Of all our brethren,
Who toil to revive the sacred soil
And make fruitful its wastes.
Bless, 0 Lord, their might,
And may the work of their hands
Find favour before Thee.Look down from Thy holy habitation,
From heaven,
And bless Your people, Israel, and the land
that You have given us
as You swore unto our forefathers.
Amen.composed in 1948 by then Chief Sephardi Rabbi Meir Hai Uziel