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SHEMA (EP)

by Natalie Kendel

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1.
SHEMA 05:34
These words that I command you today shall be in your heart. And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit at home, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down and when you rise up.  And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. (Deuteronomy 6) Sh'ma Yis'ra'eil  Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad. (Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.) Sh'ma Yis'ra'eil  Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad. (Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.) Barukh sheim k'vod  malkhuto l'olam va'ed. (Blessed be the Name of His glorious  kingdom for ever and ever.) Blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom forever and ever And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul And with all your might And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul And with all your might Sh'ma Yis'ra'eil  Adonai Eloheinu  Adonai echad. (Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.) Sh'ma Yis'ra'eil  Sh'ma Yis'ra'eil  Adonai Eloheinu  Adonai echad. (Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.)
2.
You who opened seas and waters Breath of your nostrils in days of old Come and free our sons and daughters That they may cry "Our Deliverer!" You who parted seas and waters Breath of your nostrils in days of old Come and free our sons and daughters That they may cry "Our Deliverer!" He has brought Brought you out He has brought brought you out You, a pillar Shadow, fire Carving a way to another land Come and free our sons and daughters! That they may cry "Our Deliverer!" He has brought Brought you out He has brought brought you out You who opened seas and waters Breath of your nostrils in days of old Come and free our sons and daughters That they may know our Deliverer! He has brought Brought us out He has bought brought us out He has bought Bought us out He has bought brought us out
3.
A good leader is a leader  who doesn't want people to depend on him 'Cause a good leader Makes other leaders In thousands, hundreds and fifties and tens A good leader is a leader  who doesn't want people to depend on him 'Cause a good leader Makes other leaders In thousands, hundreds and fifties and tens Moses sat as a judge for the people Passing out judgement from morning till night And Jethro asked: Son, What are you doing?  You're only wearing yourself and these people out 'Cause a good leader is a leader  who doesn't want people to depend on him 'Cause a good leader Makes other leaders In thousands, hundreds and fifties and tens So Moses became a delegator Empowering others to take the torch 'Cause a good leader makes other leaders Not hogging the power, but arming the flock And a good leader is a leader  who doesn't want people to depend on him 'Cause a good leader Makes other leaders In thousands, hundreds and fifties and tens And a good leader is a leader  who doesn't want people to depend on him 'Cause a good leader Makes other leaders In thousands, hundreds and fifties and tens
4.
Down by the waters Down by the waters they lay Down by the waters Down by the waters they lay But God brought them out of there God brought them out. I say. God brought out God brought them out I say. Down by the waters Down by the waters they lay But God brought them out God brought them out. I say! Down by the waters Down by the waters they lay Down by the waters Down by the waters they lay But God had a better plan in mind Yes, He did Down by the water Down by the water they prayed But God had a better plan in mind Yes, He did Down by the water Down by the water they prayed So He opened them waters He opened them waters Made a way So He opened them waters, waters, waters And he made another way Down by the waters Down by the water they lay Go down, Moshe Way down in Egypt's land Tell old Pharaoh To let my people go
5.
God caused the Nile to run with blood to bring out a children who drowned in its bed But through every vein and every heart human corruption still ran red How do you teach a people freedom? How do you break the chains they can't see? How do you end the real oppression When bondage runs deeper than Egypt's pits? Deliver us! Physically free, the people preferred the familiar old to the good unknown We return to the dust and we return to our chains For the problem runs deeper than time or space How do you teach a people freedom? How do you break the chains they can't see? How do you end the real oppression When bondage runs deeper than Egypt's pits? What is more impossible to do to open the seas or a human heart? True slavery is much more complex Than geography or the sting of a whip So, God gave Moses the law in stone Perhaps the people could see they needed a different kind of deliverance Deliver us! How do you teach a people freedom? How do you break the chains they can't see? How do you end the real oppression, When bondage runs deeper than Egypt's pits? How do you teach a people freedom? How do you break the chains they can't see? How do you end the real oppression, When bondage runs deeper than Egypt's pits? How do you teach a people freedom How do you break the chains they can't see How do you end the real oppression When bondage runs deeper than Egypt's pits What is more impossible to do to open the seas or a human heart? Deliver us! Our bondage runs deeper Than Egypt's pits
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See 'SHEMA' for lyrics.

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SHEMA by author and Christian songwriter, Natalie Kendel.
6 songs selected from the album.

SHEMA serves as a dynamic musical storytelling of the book of Exodus, following the journey of an enslaved people and their struggle for and with freedom. Songs move through various genres, with stirring melodies and profound lyrics - a product of exegetical study/

Employing Hebrew text, and electric imagery, Natalie Kendel challenges the conventional definition of slavery and freedom, delving into a deeper problem: a problem where hearts long back to the ‘old’ and the ‘safe’, no matter how awful that old state may be. The story, not only of the freeing of an enslaved people, but their grappling with learning how to love and live true freedom.

Copyright 2014 © Natalie Kendel

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released January 11, 2013

All music and lyrics composed and written by Natalie Kendel.
Production and sound editor: Natalie Kendel

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Natalie Kendel England, UK

Theologian, Natalie Kendel, is a singer-songwriter, author, pastor, and theological lecturer.

Using an imaginative, narrative approach, Kendel aims to musically communicate the biblical narrative.

Kendel's music is influenced by folk, orchestral, neo-80s & various genre blends. With unique lyrics and theological depth, her music evokes a rallying listening experience.
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