Milibeinu

  
מִלִּבֵּנוּ

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Milibeinu anachnu sharim uvacharta bachayim l’maan tichyeh uz’chor ki baz’chirah sod g’ulah milibeinu.
מִלִּבֵּנוּ אֲנַחְנוּ שָׁרִים וּבָחַרְתָּ בַּחַיִּים לְמַעַן תִּחְיֶה וּזְכֹר כִּי בַּזְּכִירָה סוֹד גְּאוּלָה מִלִּבֵּנוּ.

Translation:

From our hearts we sing: "Choose life that you may live."
And remember,​ because remembran​ce is the secret of redemptio​n from our hearts.
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"Choose life that you may live (uvacharta bachayim l'maan tichyeh)" is a quote from Deuteronomy 30:19.
Birkon Mikdash M'at, NFTY's Bencher, contains the song and attributes it to the Ba'al Shem Tov, an 18th century mystic rabbi.
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