Remembering ISRAEL
They climbed the paths
of crooked roads, over
rocks and sandWith dusty sandals and
painful soles
A group of pilgrims
journey on
To Jerusalem the City of
God
To sing the ‘Songs of Ascents’
the staircase of rejoicing and praise
In the hush of the Sabbath
Evening hours, arriving at her
gates
Only to find them closed andlocked
In forbiddance they are
turned away
For a Holy War
Is raging and the‘Steps of Ascents’
once cherished – Now turned
to steps of silence
Where now will her people
Go to Pray?
The 15 ‘Song of Ascents’
is found in the Book of
Psalms Chapter 120-134
