Words from the book of Hoshea 2:20, music and arrangement by Shimshai

Ve charati la hem, brit bayom ha hoo
Im chayat hasadeh, ve im of
Ha shamaim, ve remes ha adama
Ve keshet ve cherev, um milchama esh bor
Min ha a’aretz, ve hishkavtim la vetach

In that day, I make a covenant
With the beasts and the birds
with all creatures that walk on the earth
& Bow and sword and battle, disappear from the land
So that all may safely rest

While connecting with some fabulous Israeli musicians in Australia around 2006 I was handed the words to this biblical passage and asked to see if I could find a song for it. My friend Amir Paiss then went out for coffee and by the time he came back I had this ready to go. We recorded it for his album with Gabriel Meyer Halevy right on the spot. I always knew I would come back around and rework my own version one day and here it is. Such a sweet simple passage and prayer with just the right music to capture the feelings invoked.