Here are the lyrics to ‘Bring Them Home’:
Another Hour has passed
Another Hour of madness
The weeds have grown in the path and garden
The wind sighed
Opening the shutter
Banging the old wall
As if calling
Home, Home
It’s time to return
From hills and foreign fields
The day is fading and there’s no sign
Home, Home
Before the light is dimmed Cold nights, bitter nights
Closing in
Until the dawn, I pray for you
Bound in the grip of fear
I hear steps
Home, Home
Because it hasn’t yet been given
As was promised long ago.
When Yarom put out a call on social media for musicians, nearly 2,000 people signed up, surpassing the level of interest she had hoped to generate.
“I wanted something that felt universal, national,” she said. “I didn’t want any big names.” The 1,000 musicians she ended up working with were divided into groups according to instrument and rehearsed by themselves at home, while Yarom assembled a crew who volunteered their time for the endeavor.
On December 18, they all gathered at Caesarea for the first time, playing under conductor Mark Wolloch and recording a video of the performance during the course of that one, long day.
“It was amazing,” said Yarom, “especially at the end when families of the hostages joined us to sing. They moved us very much.”
Sources: 1. 1,000 musicians in Caesarea call to bring hostages home
By Jessica Steinberg
December 28, 2023