Miriam's Song 

Music and lyrics by Debbie Friedman

Chorus:
And the women 

     dancing with their timbrels
Followed Miriam 

     as she sang her song
Sing a song 

     to the One whom we've exalted
Miriam and the women danced, 

Danced the whole night long.

And Miriam was a weaver 

       of unique variety
The tapestry she wove was one 

        which sang our history
With every strand and every thread 

         she crafted her delight
A woman touched with spirit  

         she dances toward the light. 

When Miriam stood upon the shores 

         and gazed across the sea
The wonder of this miracle 

         she soon came to believe
Whoever thought the sea would part 

         with an outstretched hand
And we would pass to freedom 

          and march to the promised land. 

And Miriam the prophet 

          took her timbrel in her hand
And all the women followed her 

          just as she had planned
And Miriam raised her voice in song, 

          she sang with praise and might
We've just lived through a miracle, 

          we're going to dance tonight!


haggadah Section: Introduction