PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
083 - Sabbath Prayer
Verse 1
May the Lord pro-tect and de-fend you,
May he al-ways shield you from shame;
(big breath long phrase) May you come to be in par-a-dise a shin-ing name.
Verse 2
May you be like Ruth and like (sing the vowel; beware the ’s’) E–sther
May you be de-serv-ing of praise;
(big breath long phrase) Strength-en them, O Lord, and keep them from the stran-ger’s ways.
Verse 3
[Ladies] May God bless you and grant you long **lives. (Men’s entry at **)
[Men] May the Lord ful-fil our Sab-bath prayer for you.
[Ladies] May God make you good moth-ers and **wives. (Men’s entry at **)
[Men] May He send you hus-bands who will care for you.
Verse 4
[Men] May the Lord pro-tect and de-**fend you, (Ladies’ entry at **)
[Ladies] May the Lord pro-tect and de-fend you
[Men] May the Lord pre serve you from **pain (Ladies’ entry at **)
[Ladies] May the Lord pre-serve you from pain.
[Men] Fa-vour them, oh **Lord, with happiness and praise(Ladies’ entry at **)
[Ladies] Fa-vour them, oh Lord, with happiness
Oh hear our Sab-bath Prayer— (pause)
A - (pause) - men.
From the stage show and motion picture ‘Fiddler on the Roof’