ישעיה חזק

Pizmonim

Section	Pizmon	Page	Song	Commentary	Recordings	Application
Rast	106	107	יום יום תמיד	This pizmon (RAST, page 107), "Day by Day, to You I Pray," is the first song in the pizmonim book. It was composed in the nineteenth century in Aleppo by an individual named Yeshaya (acrostic: ישעיה חזק). There are 5 stanzas in this song. In the opening stanza, the author says that each day he prays for God, the King, to redeem His holy nation. He then asks to return the crown to the nation and to save them from all troubles. In the third and fourth stanzas, he petitions for the rebuilding of Zion, and for the prophecies of Isaiah to be fulfilled. Once this occurs, "every living soul will praise God" (alluding to Psalms 150:6). The final stanza praises God for giving His nation the Torah (the Ten Commandments) on Mount Sinai; the ultimate source of happiness for each Jewish person. Due to this song's important theme, it was considered a favorite of Mr Mickey Kairey A"H, and he made it a point to teach it to the youth on many occasions. This melody has been applied by H Moshe Ashear A"H to Naqdishakh on weeks of Maqam RAST. In addition, according to Mr Isaac Cabasso, this melody should also be applied to Nishmat of Shabbat Bereshit. Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript	M. Kairey Fule Yanani Recording Isaac Cabasso- Nishmat	נקדישך
	994		ידיד נפשי מלך רם	Maqam Arazbar
	1005		יה חנון ואב רחמים	Maqam Tahir
	1168		יגל ישמח לבי גם אני	Maqam Ashiran Shire Zimrah, Algiers, 1889
	1184		יחיד רם מלך ונורא	Maqam Ashiran
	1367		יושב על כסא ישראל	Maqam Mahour
	2171		יחיד חי קיים ונורא	Maqam Rahawi Nawah Rahawi