Turn Northward

**Title:** Turn Northward **Verse 1:** A lesson from the Chofeitz Chaim, In a time of bitter exile’s pain, Moshiach waits for our return, Through teshuva, the dawn will break. **Chorus:** Turn northward, the time is near, Heed the call, cast away your fear, Repent, return with all your heart, And from the north, the light will start. **Verse 2:** The Rambam's words are clear and true, Yisroel’s redemption is due, But only through teshuva's gate, Will we see the Moshiach's fate. **Chorus:** Turn northward, the time is near, Heed the call, cast away your fear, Repent, return with all your heart, And from the north, the light will start. **Bridge:** Like a dog who bites the stone, Forgetting who has thrown, So too, in these troubled times, We miss the Hand, the Divine signs. **Verse 3:** The Mishnah speaks of faces like dogs, A generation lost in fog, But the stick that strikes is not the foe, It’s the message we need to know. **Chorus:** Turn northward, the time is near, Heed the call, cast away your fear, Repent, return with all your heart, And from the north, the light will start. **Verse 4:** From the north, a threat will rise, But it’s meant to open our eyes, R' Shimon Bar Yochai did see, That northward lies our destiny. **Chorus:** Turn northward, the time is near, Heed the call, cast away your fear, Repent, return with all your heart, And from the north, the light will start. **Verse 5:** The tzaddikim who sleep in the north, Guard us as we venture forth, Their merit stands, their prayers rise, To protect us under the northern skies. **Chorus:** Turn northward, the time is near, Heed the call, cast away your fear, Repent, return with all your heart, And from the north, the light will start. **Bridge:** The winds of the north will bring, Redemption's sweet and final ring, Abarbanel spoke of this day, When the threat would fade away. **Verse 6:** Yirmiyahu’s words still ring, From the north, misfortune will spring, But if we turn and face the call, Hashem will redeem us all. **Chorus:** Turn northward, the time is near, Heed the call, cast away your fear, Repent, return with all your heart, And from the north, the light will start. **Outro:** Now is the time to make the choice, To turn and hear the still small voice, In teshuva, redemption's key, The north will bring our destiny.