Akiva Nichamtanu - Baruch Levine Live

Live performance of "Akiva Nichamtanu" by Baruch Levine. Performed at the "Many Voices one Song" Gindi Maimonides Academy concert Feb 18 2019, Los Angeles California. Credits: Composed and Performed by: Baruch Levine Produced and conducted by: Yochi Briskman Lyrics By: Ruchie Torgow Arranged by: Leib Yaakov Rigler Audio mixed by: Ruli Ezrachi Video by: Platinum Edit Special Thanks: Rabbi Aharon Wilk & the Gindi Maimonides Academy Purchase the New album Peduscho from Baruch Levine today! Nigun Music: https://www.nigunmusic.com/peduscho.html iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%9A/1443924183 Mostly Music: https://mostlymusic.com/products/baruch-levine-peduscho Project Productions https://www.facebook.com/Yochi-Briskman-Orchestra-157517157774561/ https://twitter.com/YochiBriskman https://www.instagram.com/yochibriskmanorchestra/ 718-438-5608 [email protected] http://www.baruchlevine.com/ https://www.instagram.com/baruchlevineofficial/ Lyrics: Walking through the ruins of our sacred home Where our Bais Hamikdosh stood now the foxes roam Overcome with grief by their awful plight Such a desecration to the holiest of sites But one man shed no tears He just stood there laughed and smiled  He answered their confusion and explained This destruction was foretold before our home is built anew So I smile as I see those words come true And though we wait for so many years our faith remains the same That soon the time will come when we will know of no more pain   And though we’ve cried so many tears we are comforted by you  Akiva, Akiva Nichamtanu  How could we have known it would take this long Clinging to your hopeful words trying to be strong You’re the one who taught that we too can find Beyond the pain and sorrow there is a greater plan in mind That one day we’ll see the glory of our eternal Bais Hamikdosh As the sounds of laughter fill our streets again  Our elders and our children in the city of our King Birchovos Yerushalayim And though we wait for so many years our faith remains the same That soon the time will come when we will know of no more pain   And though we’ve cried so many tears we are comforted by you  Akiva, Akiva Nichamtanu.