Mishpatim: Don't Look Away

VERSE 1
Sinai, lightning, thunder.
We said yes, we didn't wonder.
And we said Naase V'nishma, shouted loud.
Torah given, we're so proud.
People stand, hearts beat fast.
Moshe calls, the moment lasts.
We all listen, wide-eyed, amazed.
Torah speaks in countless ways.

CHORUS
When you're honest, when you're fair.
Hashem is watching, He is there.
When you pay back what you owe.
That's a mitzvah, now you know.
Help someone, don't look away.
Even on a hard, hard day.
How you treat them, big or small.
You serve Hashem through it all.

VERSE 2
Moshe heard more than we can say.
Hashem taught him the deeper way.
How every law shows what to do.
Each answer made for me and you.
Then Moshe taught, and they taught more.
Each one passed down what came before.
Through war and pain, the chain held tight.
Your rebbi links you to that height.

CHORUS
When you're honest, when you're fair.
Hashem is watching, He is there.
When you pay back what you owe.
That's a mitzvah, now you know.
Help someone, don't look away.
Even on a hard, hard day.
How you treat them, big or small.
You serve Hashem through it all.

VERSE 3
You'd think the laws would all be grand.
Like thunder roaring throughout the land.
But Hashem said, pay what you owe.
Be fair and kind, that's how you grow.
You see someone who needs a hand.
Go help them, that's what I command.
It's not just nice to treat them right.
That's exactly what Hashem wants, His delight.

CHORUS
When you're honest, when you're fair.
Hashem is watching, He is there.
When you pay back what you owe.
That's a mitzvah, now you know.
Help someone, don't look away.
Even on a hard, hard day.
How you treat them, big or small.
You serve Hashem through it all.

BRIDGE
So when a friend won't pay you back.
And all you feel is what you lack.
Hashem already told us how.
He set the rules, just trust them now.
And when it's you who broke the toy.
Don't look away, don't act all coy.
Step up, say sorry, make it right.
That's how you serve Hashem with all your might.

CHORUS
When you're honest, when you're fair.
Hashem is watching, He is there.
When you pay back what you owe.
That's a mitzvah, now you know.
Help someone, don't look away.
Even on a hard, hard day.
How you treat them, big or small.
You serve Hashem through it all.