Verse 1
To save a single soul is to save the whole world
Hillel said, “If I am not for myself, who will be for me?”
“But if I am only for myself, what am I?”

Chant – Song of Teaching
Do not do unto others what you would not have done to you
That is the whole of the teaching
All else is commentary
Go and learn, go and learn

Do not judge another
Until you have stood in their place
The wise one learns from every person
The wealthy one is satisfied with what is theirs

Pre-Chorus
It’s alright if you haven’t finished
As long as you don’t stop

Chorus
Keep going, keep the story alive
Keep going, between one teaching and the next
The day is short and the work is great
Yet the worker does not grow idle
Learn and learn again, toward wisdom

Verse 2
Where there are no worthy people
Strive to be one yourself
Even if it’s not yours to complete the work
Neither are you free to lay it down

Chant 2
Do not delay in doing good
For tomorrow is not yours to keep
The fewer the words, the deeper the wisdom
And silence is the safest fence of all

The humble may be brought low
Yet their name is lifted high
The proud may rise ever higher
Yet their name will fall

Bridge
Every word you have planted
Takes root in someone’s heart
It’s alright if you left it unfinished
To never stop — that itself is love

Final Chorus
Who is strong? the question was once asked
“One who masters the impulse within”
Who is honored? came the question again
“One who honors every other soul”
Strength and honor — both, in the end, are love

Chant 3 – Three Pillars
The world stands on three things, it is said
On learning, on service, and on loving-kindness
If one crumbles, the whole world trembles
Today, I raise my one small pillar

Outro
Hello, Talmud — beside you again today
Who is strong? who is truly honored?
Today, someone somewhere lives out the answer