Chorus:
In the Red Tent (2x)
I’m sitting with my sisters in the Red Tent.
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It’s the tent of compassion
Harmony and song,
Dancing and singing
We all get along;
It’s the tent of schmoozing
Rhythm and rhyme,
Ancestor magic
Time out of time.
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Chorus:
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It’s the tent of connection
Mothers, daughters and friends,
Holding up each other
With support and wisdom;
A shoulder to lean on
A hug when we cry,
Finding our light
In each other’s eyes.
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Chorus:
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It’s the tent of desire
And our vision of love,
Where pain is suspended
On the wings of a dove;
We fly with the music
Set our souls free
Sisters with the power
of what we can be.
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Chorus:
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From the deepest night
to the dawn of the day,
Keepers of the flame
Circle to pray;
A carpet of longing
Hope in our lap,
Hearth of hospitality
We open the flaps.
“The Red Tent” © Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael. September 2007. Dedicated to Jill Hammer, Holly Taya Shere and the Kohenet sisters. http://www.shechinah.com
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