My aged soul is cracked and filled with flaws,
while anguish, doubts, and conflicts give me pause.
And so, I stand before You at this hour.
Please hear my plea and that for which I pray
before You close the curtain on the day,
though I am undeserving at this time.
For after wand’ring all eternity,
I heard the yearning of my soul for thee:
an ache, for finding favor in Your eyes.
Oh G-d, don’t take me yet before I know
that which You gave, and meant for me to show
has been expressed, that it may draw me near.
For I am not afraid of being bound,
but fear the end before my purpose found.
Let me use it, overcoming doubt.
You took our people in their distant day
with fire and cloud and signs that led the way,
but now, what do we have to know the path?
A sailor on the sea who’s lost his way,
I travel on and on and on each day.
Guide me safely to the distant shore.
What is the destination of Your will?
What is the destiny that I fulfill?
Please help me find the answers that I seek.
Until the hollow in my soul is filled,
leave me not alone to live unwilled:
Your holy presence don’t forever hide.
Please help me do Your work with trust,
and let me be then wise and kind and just,
and carry on for yet another year.
But if somehow I managed not to see,
or got it wrong, what I was meant to be,
I beg you please, have mercy on this man.
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