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This mystical hymn, attributed to Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha Kohen Gadol, lists the praises of G-d. It was sung at the Rebbe’s Farbrengen to the tune of La Marseillaise, the French National Anthem. By converting its anthem into a Chassidic Nigun, the Rebbe explained, the nation is elevated.

How fortunate are we, how goodly is our part, how pleasant is our destiny, how beautiful our inheritance!