Ana bekoach, g dulat yemincha, tatir tz rura;

Kabel rinat amcha sagveinu, tahareinu nora;

Na gibor dorshei yichudcha, k vavat shamrem;
Barchem, taharem, rachamei tzidkatcha, Tamid gamlem;
Chasin kadosh, Berov tuvcha nahel adatecha;
Yachid ge eh le amcha p neh, zochrei k dushatecha;
Shavateinu kabel ushma tza akateinu, yode a ta alumot;
(Rabbi Nehonia, 1st century CE)

Ana-BeKoach Lyrics in English Translation:

Please, by the great power of thy right hand, O set the captive free;
Revered G-d, accept thy people s prayer; strengthen us, cleanse us;
Almighty G-d, guard us as the apple of the eye of those who seek
thee;
Bless them, cleanse them, pity them; ever grant them thy truth;
Mighty, holy G-d, in thy abundant grace, guide thy people;
Accept our prayer, hear our cry, thou who knowest secret thoughts;
Blessed be the name of his glorious majesty forever and ever;

(Based on original translation by Philip (Paltiel) Birnbaum, Ha-Siddur Ha-Shalem, New York: Hebrew
Publishing Co., 1949, p. 33-4)
 ‫עוֹלם‬
ָ ‫ַהיּוֹם ֲה ַרת‬
Hayom Harat Olam

,‫ֲמיד ַבּ ִמּ ְשׁ ָפּט‬
ִ ‫ ַהיּוֹם ַיע‬,‫עוֹלם‬
ָ ‫ַהיּוֹם ֲה ַרת‬
Hayom harat olam, hayom ya’amid bamishpat
Today the world is born; today shall stand before You

.‫ֲב ִדים‬
ָ ‫ ִאם ְכּ ָבנִ ים ִאם ַכּע‬,‫עוֹל ִמים‬
ָ ‫צוּרי‬
ֵ ְ‫ָכּל י‬
Kol y’tzurey olamim, im k’vanim im ka’avadim.
All the beings of the cosmos, whether as Your children or as Your servants.

:‫ ַר ֲח ֵמֽנוּ ְכּ ַר ֶח ֶמת ֵאם ַעל ָבּנִ ים‬,‫ִאם ְכּ ָבנִ ים‬

Im k’vanim, rachameynu k’rachemet eym al banim.
If as Your children, show them mercy, like a mother toward her children.

,‫ֲב ִדים ֵעינֵינוּ ְל ָך ְתלוּיוֹת‬

ָ ‫וְ ִאם ַכּע‬
V’im ka’avadim eyneynu l’cha t’luyot,
If as Your servants, then our eyes are turned toward You in great anticipation,

.‫ אָיוֹם ָקדוֹשׁ‬,‫תוֹציא ָכאוֹר ִמ ְשׁ ָפּ ֵטֽנוּ‬

ִ ְ‫ַעד ֶשׁ ְתּ ָחנֵּנוּ ו‬
Ad shet’choneynu v’totzi cha’or mishpateynu ayom kadosh.
That You may be gracious, rendering judgment for good, on our behalf, as clear as light of day.
 Listening to the the sound of the shofar
It has been said that it should sound like the crying
of a broken heart or the force to break the walls of
a fortress city.

Consider this…

What does your heart break for?

What do you cry about?

What does the sound need to evoke in you?

How can it light up your T Shuvah?

Which walls need to get broken down by the sound

of the shofar?