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"The Blessing" is composed in the key of B with a tempo of 70 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4 4. [10] Carnes' and Jobe's vocal range spans from F♯ 3 to E 5. [11] The lyrics are largely taken from the Priestly Blessing found in the Book of Numbers within the Old Testament of the Bible. [12] [13]
"The Lord bless you and keep you" is a setting of the Priestly Blessing, also known as the Aaronic blessing, from the Book of Numbers in the Bible (Numbers 6:24–26).The blessing, sung or spoken, is used at the conclusion of worship, baptism, ordination, marriage, and other special occasions in Christian worship.
The Priestly Blessing or priestly benediction (Hebrew: ברכת כהנים; translit. birkat kohanim), also known in rabbinic literature as raising of the hands (Hebrew nesiat kapayim), [1] rising to the platform (Hebrew aliyah ledukhan), [2] dukhenen (Yiddish from the Hebrew word dukhan – platform – because the blessing is given from a raised rostrum), or duchening, [3] is a Hebrew prayer ...
[2] [3] The text is the Priestly Blessing (Numbers 6:24–26), which serves to conclude the liturgy of traditional morning services, [2] in English: May the Lord bless you and keep you; May He make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you; May He lift up His countenance and give you the blessing of peace. [4]
The "Priestly Blessing", recited by the Kohanim every day in Israel before the blessing for peace in Shacharit (and Mussaf on days with Mussaf). Outside of Israel, Ashkenazim and some Sephardim recite it only on Yom Tov, while other Sephardim recite it on Shabbat and Yom Tov or every day.
Priestly Blessing; H. Hands of Peace; L. The Lord bless you and keep you; V. Vulcan salute This page was last edited on 21 October 2020, at 03:32 (UTC). Text is ...
Written as a lullaby for his eldest son Jesse, born in 1966, Dylan's song relates a father's hopes that his child will remain strong and happy.It opens with the lines, 'May God bless and keep you always / May your wishes all come true', echoing the priestly blessing from the Book of Numbers, which has lines that begin: 'May the Lord bless you and guard you / May the Lord make His face shed ...
These Berachot often took the form of a blessing upon the fulfillment of a mitzvah (divine commandment). The most important benediction was the Priestly Blessing pronounced by the kohanim (priests descended from Aaron), as found in Numbers 6:23–27.