Walking through the ruins of our sacred home Where our בית המקדש stood now the foxes roam Overcome with grief by their awful plight Such a desecration to the holiest of sites. But one man shed no tears He just stood there laughed and smiled He answered their confusion and explained This destruction was foretold before our home is built anew So I smile as I see those words come true. And though we wait for so many years our faith remains the same That soon the time will come when we will know of no more pain And though we’ve cried so many tears we are comforted by you .עקיבא, עקיבא ניחמתנו How could we have known it would take this long Clinging to your hopeful words trying to be strong You’re the one who taught that we too can find Beyond the pain and sorrow there is a greater plan in mind. That one day we’ll see the glory of our eternal בית המקדש As the sounds of laughter fill our streets again Our elders and our children in the city of our King .ברחובות ירושלים And though we wait for so many years our faith remains the same That soon the time will come when we will know of no more pain And though we’ve cried so many tears we are comforted by you .עקיבא, עקיבא ניחמתנו
