Journeys 5 | Baruch Hashem It’s Shabbos Featuring Shloime Gertner With Abie Rotenberg

B’zeas apecha is the fate of all mankind
No one can avoid – the bustle and the grind
Rushing to meetings – closing the deal
On the phone on the road – buying, selling,
spinning wheels
It’s easy to lose balance-chasing money and success
But there is a special treasure – with which we
have been blessed
And as each day passes – joy fills the air
Waiting for the moment – to stand up and declare
Baruch Hashem it’s Shabbos – heiliger, tayerer Shabbos
In the candle’s glow – our neshomas grow – BHIS
Baruch Hashem it’s Shabbos – heiliger, tayerer Shabbos
Once the wine is poured – we become
restored – Baruch Hashem it’s Shabbos
Sheishes yomim ta’avoid – for six days every week
We work hard and struggle-just to make ends meet
But once out of seven – we all become kings
Who greet Shabbos hamalka – by rising up to sing
Baruch Hashem it’s Shabbos – heiliger, tayerer Shabbos
As we learn and pray – tension melts away –
Baruch Hashem it’s Shabbos
Baruch Hashem it’s Shabbos – heiliger, tayerer Shabbos
Home from shul we stride – with malachim at
our side – baruch Hashem it’s Shabbos
I’m so stressed out at work – when I hear the
boss I jump
To shop or go to shul-I’m always parking by a pump
But all of the worry – goes down the drain
When my wife and children join me – in singing
the refrain
Boruch Hashem zis Shabbos – heiliger, tayerer Shabbos
Mir shteigen hecher – nenter tzum bashefer –
Baruch Hashem it’s Shabbos
Baruch Hashem Shabbat higiyah – yom m’ranein u’margia
Matanah tovah – mayain olam habah – Baruch
Hashem Shabbat higiyah
Shabbos is the day – we get to catch our breath
Making sure our lives have purpose – with
meaning and with depth
Hashem loves us – knows just what we need
So let these words be on the lips-of every singleyid
Baruch Hashem it’s Shabbos – heiliger, tayerer Shabbos
We were placed on earth – for eternal worth – BHIS
Baruch Hashem it’s Shabbos – heiliger, tayerer Shabbos
As much as all of the above – we get to bond
with those we love
And there’s one more plus – our parents spend
more time with us!
Baruch Hashem it’s Shabbos

WORDS & MUSIC BY: Abie Rotenberg
CONCEPT BY: Motty Landau
ARRANGED BY: Doni Gross
CHILDREN:Dovid Gross, Bella & Shimon Rotenberg