Abie Rotenberg/A Kumsitz in the Rain
Am Dm G Am I am an ancient wall of stone F G Am atop a hill so high Am Dm G Am And if you listen with your heart F G Am You just may hear my cry C Am Where has the Bais Hamikdash gone F G C I stand here all alone C Am How long am I to wait for all F G C My children to come home Am Dm G Am A house of marble and of gold F G Am Once stood here by my side Am Dm G Am From far and wide all came to see F G Am Its beauty and its pride C Am But Sin’as Chinam brought it down F G C And with it so much pain C Am Now only Ahavas Yisrael F G C Can build it once again Chorus 1 G Am Together together G Em We stood by Har Sinai Dm Am My daughters and sons G Am Forever forever G Em We must stand together Dm Am Forever as one Am Dm G Am You come and stand beside my stones F G Am To raise your voice in prayer Am Dm G Am You ask “When will the Galus end F G Am How much more can we bear?” C Am But Sinas Chinam still lives on F G C It lingers in your heart C Am How can you come back home to me F G C While you remain apart Chorus 2 G Am Together together G Em We stood by Har Sinai Dm Am My daughters and sons G Am Forever forever G Em We must stand together Dm Am Forever as one G Am Together together G Em We stood by Har Sinai Dm Am B’nai Avraham. G Am Forever, forever, G Em We must stand together Dm Am Forever as one