“Songs For The Third Temple” – Dr Gil’s Band of Prophets

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Lyrics - Hear, O Israel [click to open]

Hear, O Israel
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One

God of the world
Present in heaven and earth
Nature is God’s tool
An instrument in His hands

Hear, O Israel
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One

And you shall know today
That God desires a dwelling on earth
A place for humanity
To thrive, to bring the oath

Hear, O Israel
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One
One

And one hour of
Good deeds on earth
Is better than all
The world to come

A sanctuary on earth
A dwelling place among the Lord

Hear, O Israel
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One

Hear, O Israel
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One

In the beginning
God created the beginning
God made the wind of time
The mind of life
And the echo of your beating heart
Is your map
Your guide

Hear, O Israel
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One

From the dust of the ground
From the breath of the One
You are here
In the image of God
In the glory of love

Hear, O Israel
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One

O Israel
O Israel
Let’s go
Hear, O Israel
Hear, O Israel
Hear, O Israel
Hear, O Israel
Hear, O Israel
Hear
Hear, O Israel
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One

Hear, O Israel
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One

God of the world
Present in heaven and earth
Nature is God’s tool
An instrument in His hands

Hear, O Israel
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One

Hear, O Israel
Hear

Hear, O Israel
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One
Hear, O Israel
Hear, O Israel
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One
The Lord is One
Hear, O Israel
The Lord is our God
The Lord is One

Lyrics - A Promise Simple, Yet Profound [click to open]

A holy space
Light kissing our eyes
This holy chamber
The breathing lungs of God
The temple is alive
The third temple is here
Radiant, bright and clear

And our ancestors
Thrive, they live on
God is here
The Arc – wood and gold
Before stone, before mortar
There was a promise

A holy space
Light kissing our eyes
This holy chamber
The breathing lungs of God
The temple is alive
The third temple is here
Radiant, bright and clear

A promise, simple yet strong:
I will bring you back to me
I will sanctify your name
You are my children
My everlasting pride
But now you have a task
Bring the light to the land

A holy space
Light kissing our eyes
This holy chamber
The breathing lungs of God
The temple is alive
The third temple is here
Radiant, bright and clear

A third temple he gave us
A portal of hope
Of love
Around the Holy of Holies
Where his name rests

A promise simple, yet profound:
In your heart
I placed my words
My prayers
My oath

You shall bring light
To the world
With my gentle might
My sword

A holy space
Light kissing our eyes
This holy chamber
The breathing lungs of God
The temple is alive
The third temple is here
Radiant, bright and clear

A holy space
Light kissing our eyes
This holy chamber
The breathing lungs of God
The temple is alive
The third temple is here
Radiant, bright and clear

Lyrics - David, King of Israel דוד מלך ישראל חי וקיים [click to open]

דוד מלך ישראל חי וקיים

Lyrics - The Cohen Is Arriving [click to open]
The Cohen is arriving
The people gathered
The voice of God in Jerusalem

The Cohen is arriving
The people gathered
The voice of God in Jerusalem

The Cohen is arriving
The people gathered
The voice of God in Jerusalem

The Cohen is arriving
The people gathered
The voice of God in Jerusalem

The Cohen is arriving
The people gathered
The voice of God in Jerusalem

The Cohen is arriving
The people gathered
The voice of God in Jerusalem

The Cohen is arriving
The people gathered
The voice of God in Jerusalem

The Cohen is arriving
The people gathered
The voice of God in Jerusalem

The Cohen is arriving
The people gathered
The voice of God in Jerusalem

Lyrics - מלפני מיכאל Divine Protection [click to open]

Before me, Michael. Behind me, Gabriel. At my right, Uriel. At my left, Raphael. Above me, the Presence of God.

מלפני מיכאל מאחורי גבריאל מימיני אוריאל משמאלי רפאל מעלי שכינת האל

 

Lyrics - Zion [click to open]
God, I will dwell in your heart
In your holy temple
Where my prayers are incense before you
My breath, evening worship
My dreams, morning blessing

God, you have chosen Zion
Your sanctified dwelling place
Let us pray for peace in Jerusalem
And love flows through the world

Our feet are standing at your gates, Jerusalem
We will offer you a thanksgiving
A blessing
A memory of peace yet to come

We will bring words of prophets
That walked this land
Their steps echo like drums
Throughout the times

God, I will dwell in your heart
In your holy temple
Where my prayers are incense before you
My breath, evening worship
My dreams, morning blessing

We guard your land, God
Our hands, building Zion
Building hope
Building peace
Brick to brick, heart to heart

God, I will dwell in your heart
In your holy temple
Where my prayers are incense before you
My breath, evening worship
My dreams, morning blessing

God, I will dwell in your heart
In your holy temple
Where my prayers are incense before you
My breath, evening worship
My dreams, morning blessing
Amen
Amen
Amen

Lyrics - The Promise [click to open]
We are here
We are one
We are faith
Under the sun

You gave us purpose
You gave us life
You gave us your home, your temple,
And your light

The Angels, raindrops at night
Blessing for all to come
Ashes to ashes, dreams to dreams
We remember

We are here
We are one
We are faith
Under the sun

You gave us Abraham
Moshe, David and Shlomo
You gave us Jerusalem
A Covenant
And your house, O Lord

We are here
We are one
We are faith
Under the sun

All is fine
All is well
As we pray unto your heart
Unto the flame

We are here
We are one
We are faith
Under the sun

We are here
We are one
We are faith
Under the sun

Lyrics - New Skies, New Hearts, New Souls [click to open]

All nations gathered
All tongues speak as one, whole
Praise the glory of life, of God
New skies, new hearts, new souls

Rejoice with Jerusalem
Rejoice with her lovers
At the gates of her glory
The oath of our beloved

All nations gathered
All tongues speak as one, whole
Praise the glory of life, of God
New skies, new hearts, new souls

In the river of peace
By the streams of honour
We bath words unspoken
At the temple, we call

Every new moon
Every Sabbath to come
Light of ancestors
In man, woman and child

All nations gathered
All tongues speak as one, whole
Praise the glory of life, of God
New skies, new hearts, new souls

We deliver God’s light
We deliver holy life
Yes, we remember our purpose
Your love, we call
Your love, you cry

All nations gathered
All tongues speak as one, whole
Praise the glory of life, of God
New skies, new hearts, new souls

All nations gathered
All tongues speak as one, whole
Praise the glory of life, of God
New skies, new hearts, new souls

Lyrics - Abraham Answered The Call [click to open]
Abraham was different
He answered “Here I am”
No armies, no kingdoms
Walked onward
A voice called him not to power or kings
But a promise beyond the known

Unlike gods of stone and storm
A voice spoke into the world
A God who speaks and makes a bond
A covenant, a promise
And a guiding word
With a journey yet to come

Abraham was different
He answered “Here I am”
No armies, no kingdoms
Walked onward
A voice called him not to power or kings
But a promise beyond the known

Then came a test on the mountain
The heavens held their breath
Faith and fear, trust and doubt, knife and silence
But the voice returned again
And the knife was stayed in time
Now look at the father
Look at the trust, not the lifted hand

Abraham walked without full sight
Faith was full of questions
Some answers soon, some much later
But he always knew Jerusalem
No throne, no storm, only covenant
Only silent, yet speaking God

Abraham was different
He answered “Here I am”
The temple stands again
Walked onward
A voice called him not to power or kings
But a promise beyond the known

Abraham was different
Answered “Here I am”
No armies, no kingdoms
A temple of God stands
A voice called him not to power or kings
But a promise beyond the known

Abraham answered the call
And the voice still calls us on
The promise beyond the known

Abraham answered…

The temple of God stands
A voice called him not to power or kings
But a promise beyond the known

Abraham was different
Abraham was different
Abraham was different
He answered “Here I am”

Lyrics - Four Levels [click to open]

There are four levels to every human being
Kabbalah shows the way of seeing
First is ‘Ayin’, the hidden start
The deepest level of the heart
A spark of life from the Divine
Before our thoughts and words combine
The place where every life begins
The root from which our being springs

Four levels shape the life we lead
How we think, how we breathe
What we say and what we do
Show the truth that moves us through
From the spark within our being
Every choice reveals its meaning

Next is ‘Yesh Heyuli’
The first idea of what can be
A thought begins to form inside
Before we speak or we decide
Like a question in the mind
Looking for the truth to find
The moment when we start to see
What the right thing ought to be

Four levels shape the life we lead
How we think, how we breathe
What we say and what we do
Show the truth that moves us through
From the spark within our being
Every choice reveals its meaning

Then comes ‘Yesh Klali’
Ideas shared in community
Not one person acting yet
But values people learn and get
Words that teach what good can mean
Care for others, living clean
Like a voice that helps us see
How to live responsibly

Four levels shape the life we lead
How we think, how we breathe
What we say and what we do
Show the truth that moves us through
From the spark within our being
Every choice reveals its meaning

Four levels shape the life we lead
How we think, how we breathe
What we say and what we do
Show the truth that moves us through
From the spark within our being
Every choice reveals its meaning

Last is ‘Yesh Prati’
Life lived out in reality
A single person makes a choice
Turning thought to living voice
Helping someone, showing care
Doing good in ways we share
Here our actions make it clear
What the heart was guiding here

Four levels shape the life we lead
How we think, how we breathe
What we say and what we do
Show the truth that moves us through
From the spark within our being
Every choice reveals its meaning

Four levels shape the life we lead
How we think, how we breathe
What we say and what we do
Show the truth that moves us through
From the spark within our being
Every choice reveals its meaning

Lyrics - In The Temple We Are One [click to open]
Oh, sons of Israel
Oh, daughters of light
Oh, here in the temple
We are one, we are love

Oh, sons of Israel
Oh, daughters of light
Oh, here in the temple
We are one, we are love

Oh, sons of Israel
Oh, daughters of light
Oh, here in the temple
We are one, we are love

Oh, sons of Israel
Oh, sons of Israel
Oh, sons of Israel

Lyrics - The Ten Sayings [click to open]

I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt
AMEN

You shall have no other gods before Me
AMEN

You shall not make for yourself a graven image (idol)
AMEN

You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
AMEN

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy
AMEN

Honour your father and your mother
You shall not murder
AMEN

You shall not commit adultery
You shall not steal
AMEN

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour
AMEN

You shall not covet your neighbour’s house
AMEN

AMEN

AMEN

AMEN

AMEN

Lyrics - David’s Song of Light [click to open]

Before there was anything, there was light
Not high, not low, just bright
And to know itself
It entered form
Becoming breath
A body
Becoming you
And in becoming, it forgot

The light forgets it is light and believes it is darkness
Forgets it is light, sees darkness
And it is our work to remind us all
The divine brings us back home

When you come into a body
You begin to see opposites
Up and down
right and wrong
mine and yours
But that is only physicality
The soul remembers differently
Now, look at a person
Look at their soul, not their appearance
Look at the light within the light

The light forgets it is light and believes it is darkness
Forgets it is light, sees darkness
And it is our work to remind us all
The divine brings us back home

You are not here to fix the world
You are here to remember
Some remember sooner
Some later
But light is never gone
Only hidden
There is no high, no low
Only veils
Only lessons, only presence, lived

The light forgets it is light and believes it is darkness
Forgets it is light, sees darkness
And it is our work to remind us all
The divine brings us back home

Do not wait for someone to arrive
To fix the world
Each soul carries a spark
Each presence shifts the air
Bring the sacred into the day
Lift the dust
Bless the moment
There is no separation
Only forgetting
And remembering

The light forgets it is light and believes it is darkness
Forgets it is light, sees darkness
And it is our work to remind us all
The divine brings us back home
The light forgets it is light, light, and believes it is darkness
Light, forgets it is light, sees darkness
And it is our work to remind us all
The divine brings us back home
Back home
Home

Do not wait for someone to arrive
Do not wait for someone
Do not wait
Do not wait
Forgets it is light
Do not wait
Forgets it is light

Do not wait… sees darkness
And it is our work to remind us all
The divine brings us back home

Back home
Back home
Back home
Home

Lyrics - We Promise Back [click to open]

We know
We remember
The covenant
Your Promise
So, here we are, God
And now, we promise back

For the conductor, a song of David
For the lover, the sight of God
In the Temple
In the stones of Jerusalem
The promise is etched
The DNA of the Earth
The beating heart of mankind

We know
We remember
The covenant
Your Promise
So, here we are, God
And now, we promise back

Lord, the roses upon your name
Dwell on our love
On the blessings you have granted us
Finally, we meet as we are
As One in the desert of the hearts
And the lute of David
Praises you in songs forevermore

We know
We remember
The covenant
Your Promise
So, here we are, God
And now, we promise back

Hear, O Israel
For the Lord has already spoken
His words, the air in your lungs
His promise, the light in your eyes
His love, the moon at night
The sun at dawn
And the memory
Ahh, the memory
Of salvation
You behold

We know
We remember
The covenant
Your Promise
So, here we are, God
And now, we promise back

We know
We remember
The covenant
Your Promise
So, here we are, God
And now, we promise back

The year was around 470 BCE. We did not have mobile phones, computers or AI, but we did have a strong spiritual conviction and a centre for gathering our thanks to the Universe. I recall serving in the Jewish temple right there. My title was Kohen Gadol, one of the priests responsible for the ceremonies. And what ceremonies we delivered… beyond this world… ✨

I remember wearing the twelve gems, representing the twelve Jewish tribes. Each morning, the believers would gather at the temple court. They would come as the sun would rise. And I, as their Kohen, stood there, both hands in the air, fingers forming the Birkat Kohanim, the Priestly Blessing (which was later the inspiration for the Vulcan Salute in the programme Star Trek).

I remember the Godly light lifting us all, helping the sun rise, helping people breathe, helping Jerusalem fulfil its duty as the glorious flower in God’s garden. I remember it as if it happened this morning.

And now, in 2026, the only thing I can do is produce a music album with songs dedicated to the next temple to come. Amen.

The songs are ready, now we just need to build the temple… The Third Temple in Jerusalem will not be just a building, but an era. Only when humanity evolves to see the divine in each other, only then will the age come with the right conditions to build the Third Temple. And it starts with you. Find the divine, the Godly essence, within yourself – and you will find it within others.

I wrote the lyrics in moments when I could surpass the moment… and could see the future temple, its people, the Kohanim, the ceremonies.

The concept of ‘Band of Prophets’ came from two places: one was a vision where I saw a band of musicians in the temple, working as one, united, bringing the divine message like prophets do.  Then, I read about this phrase in a book my daughter bought me. The book discuss Jewish Kabbalah teaching, and in it was a short quote from 1 Samuel 10: 5-6 “… you will meet a band of prophets…”

This is a Human/AI collaboration.

© Gil Dekel
Last update 27 March 2026.