Eli Nathan - Oh Yisrael lyrics

I've been waiting patiently for many years My earth has been watered with your tears And the strangers came and went and picked blossoms of my trees But I blossom but for thee And you cried and you yearned Begging, "oh allow me to return" Just to step upon my soil and kiss my holy stones You said I was your home My children where have you gone I'm here waiting for you to return We've both survived through so much history Oh Yisrael, How I long for thee I remember long ago when you left me Families led away in chains And the conquers, steel swords plundering your homes Every step away from me then caused you pain From nation to nation you wandered Never finding a place to call your own Everywhere you'd go you were soon to know That you only have one home My children where have you gone I'm here waiting for you to return We've both survived through so much history Oh Yisrael, How I long for thee Gentle waves lap the shores of my beaches My skies are the clearest crystal blue And holiness permeates every breath of air My mountains and my sunsets are for you My children where have you gone I'm here waiting for you to return We've both survived through so much history Oh Yisrael, How I long for thee