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 69 The Passover Haggadah

die, but live to recount the deeds of the Lord. The Lord has indeed punished me, but he has not left me to die. Open for me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and praise the Lord. ‘This is the gateway of the Lord; the righteous alone may enter.

Each verse is chanted twice:

I thank thee because thou hast answered me

And hast been my salvation.

‘The stone which the builders rejected

Has become the chief cornerstone.

This is the Lord’s doing;

It is marvelous in our eyes.

This is the day which the Lord has made;

Let us be glad and rejoice on it. ‘We implore thee, O Lord, save us! We implore thee, O Lord, save us! We implore thee, O Lord, prosper us! We implore thee, © Lord, prosper us!

Each verse is chanted twice: Blessed be he who comes in the name of the Lord; We bless you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God who has given us light; Link the dance with boughs, up to the altar-horns. ‘Thou art my God, and I thank thee; ‘Thou art my God, and I extol thee. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; His merey endures forever.

All thy works praise thee, Lord our God; thy righteous followers who do thy will, and all thy people the house of Israel, joyously thank and bless, praise and glorify, extol and revere, sanctify and acclaim thy name, our King. It is good indeed to render thanks to thee; it is pleasant to sing praises to thy name, for

thou art God from eternity to eternity. Blessed art thou, O Lord, King extolled with proises �