DESCRIPTION:
We draw each other closer with the setting of the sun
We turn our hearts toward heaven and rise to stand as one
O let forgiveness kindle a spark in every soul
Come healing of the pieces, come healing of the whole
And let the heavens hear it, the penitential hymn
Come healing of the spirit, come healing of the limb

Hold wide the gates of righteousness that all may enter in
The new to be made holy, the old made new again
The longing of returning, the wonder of rebirth
Come healing of the heavens, come healing of the earth
O see the dew descending where dust had choked the heart
Come healing of the ending, come healing of the start

A hundred generations have stood before the ark
With prayers of consecration to drive away the dark
They lifted up their voices, a sacrifice of praise
Come healing of the offering, come healing of the blaze
O may Your light shine brighter than the brightest sun
Come healing of the many, come healing of the One

Carmen Dieker, Emily Tummons
Kol Nidre 5777 / 2016
Congregation Beth Torah
Overland Park, KS 66209
Music by Leonard Cohen
Words compiled from machzors by Emily Tummons