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May I Be Empty
Hymn composed by
Batya LevineContextual information
This song is the first song I ever wrote, and it came through as I was about to mikveh (perform Jewish ritual immersion in living waters). It is a song for opening, receiving and releasing. You can alternate between “light” and “dark” in the verses, and/or you can use it as a zipper song, inserting whatever words you are calling in place of "light".
This song is the first song I ever wrote, and it came through as I was about to mikveh (perform Jewish ritual immersion in living waters). It is a song for opening, receiving and releasing. You can alternate between “light” and “dark” in the verses, and/or you can use it as a zipper song, inserting whatever words you are calling in place of "light".
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[May I Be Empty]
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12.10.11.9.
10.9.10.9
Song Composer
Batya LevineHymn Arranger
Composer Background information
Photo by Jess Benjamin
Batya Levine (they/them) uses song as a tool for cultivating healing and resilience in their work as a communal song leader, shaliach tzibur (Jewish prayer leader) and cultural organizer. Batya is a Co-Founder and Co-Director at Let My People Sing!, and they compose original music made of Ashkenazi yearning, queer heart-medicine, and emunah (faith). Batya has released two albums, Karov and Yivarececha, with Rising Song Records.
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Lyricist Background information
Batya Levine (they/them) uses song as a tool for cultivating healing and resilience in their work as a communal song leader, shaliach tzibur (Jewish prayer leader) and cultural organizer. Batya is a Co-Founder and Co-Director at Let My People Sing!, and they compose original music made of Ashkenazi yearning, queer heart-medicine, and emunah (faith). Batya has released two albums, Karov and Yivarececha, with Rising Song Records.
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May I be empty and open to receive the light,
May I be empty and open to receive.
May I be full and open to receive the light,
May I be full and open to receive.
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