Music by
Bracha Ben-Avraham
Lyrics by Rosally Saltsman
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My
grandpa and grandma came here long ago
I came here much later than they
But I light the same candles my grandmother lit
And I say the same blessings she’d say
There are some things that time is unable to change
I have the same dreams that my grandmother dreamt
And I light the same candles and say the same words
And I know that she knew what they meant
Blessed be our family
And the home that we’ve made
Blessed be our efforts
And the prayers we’ve prayed
Thank you for our family
Seen by soft candlelight
Thank you for the children
Whom we bless Friday night
Grandma and Grandpa left this world long ago
My son was born in the month of Av
What my grandfather knew my son will soon learn
And he’ll say the same blessings with love
There are some things that time is unable to change
No matter how people may try
There are things that we know from the day we are born
And we do till the day that we die
Blessed be our family
And the home that we’ve made
Blessed be our efforts
And the prayers we’ve prayed
Thank you for our family
Seen by soft candlelight
Thank you for the children
Whom we bless Friday night
There are some things that time is unable to change
I have the same dreams that my grandmother dreamt
And I light the same candles and say the same words
And I know that she knew what they meant