Why is this night different
from every other night?
from every other night?
On all other nights
we go to bed early
and we don’t stay up.
and we don’t stay up.
But on this night, on this night,
we stay up all night.
But on this night, on this night,
we stay up all night.
Why is this night different
from every other night?
from every other night?
On all other nights
we go to bed early
after having supper;
after having supper.
But on this night, on this night,
we have been fasting.
But on this night, on this night,
we have been fasting.
Why is this night different
from every other night?
from every other night?
On all other nights
we go to bed early
and we aren’t waiting for anything;
and we aren’t waiting for anything.
But on this night, on this night,
we keep on waiting.
But on this night, on this night,
we keep on waiting.
Why is this night different
from every other night?
from every other night?
To stay up,
to be fasting,
to keep on waiting.
To stay up,
to be fasting,
to keep on waiting.

I love the Lord for he listens
to the cry of my appeal,
for he turned his ear to me
on the day when I called him.
They surrounded me, the snares of death,
the bonds of Sheol held me fast,
they caught me, sorrow and distress,
I called on the name of the Lord:
"O Lord, my God, deliver me."
Return, my soul, to your rest,
for the Lord has been good to you;
He has rescued you from death
and kept your feet from stumbling.
He has rescued you from death
and kept your feet from stumbling.
I had faith even when I said:
"I am sorely afflicted,"
and when I said in my alarm
"No man can be trusted."
How can I repay the Lord,
for all his goodness to me?
The cup of salvation I will raise,
invoking the name of the Lord:
"O Lord, my God, deliver me."
Return, my soul, to your rest,
for the Lord has been good to you;
he has rescued you from death
and kept your feet from stumbling.
He has rescued you from death
and kept your feet from stumbling.