We remember with sorrow
Blessed memories of souls taken too soon
Their blood runs in our veins
Their souls speak wisdom known inherently
We remember never to forget
The violence and hate that our people faced
It’s not a story unique to our history
Though it stands still in time for the price we paid
Not for actions or words
But for hate of who we are, for our existence
The rationalizations and lies
May for a time go dormant but they never die
We remember and mourn
But we are not weak nor do knees tremble
Instead it’s in their memory we stand
This day and all other days alike
We stand and carry on in light
Unwilling to lose our selves in another’s hate
We remember them through memorials
Yet perhaps even more still through courage
Courage that echoes the way they never bowed
In the face of the might of the Third Reich
Courage to exist in security
In the ancient home of our ancestors
Strength to say with steady voice
So clearly that it rings out in the night
We are here and live
Long after those who would see us gone
Fortitude to know
We’ll be here long after those who seek it now
That clear voice declares for all to hear
Am Yisrael Chai