make reference to agony: In the Sephardic rite and Chasidic tradition the last section is recited as such: Notes Verse 1, line 3: 'Safeguard' and 'Remember' in one utterance: The Ten Commandments appears twice in the Torah, in Exodus 20:8 it reads "Remember (zakhor) the Sabbath Day" and in Deuteronomy 5:12 it reads "Safeguard (shamor) the Sabbath Day"; the folkloric explanation for the difference is that, supernaturally, both words were spoken by God simultaneously. Here the second expression is used first in the verse to accommodate the acrostic of the composer's name. Verse 2, line 10: Last made, but first planned: The Sabbath Day, the seventh and last day of Creation, was, essentially, the last thing created in that week and yet it is believed that a day of cessation, reflection, and worship was part of God's plan from the very first. Verse 8, line 33: By the hand of a child of Peretz: Meaning a descendant of Peretz, a son of Judah, an ancestor of King David; a poetical description of the Messiah. See also List of Jewish prayers and blessings References Notes Bibliography English translation and discussion: in Kabbalat Shabbat: Welcoming Shabbat in the Synagogue, Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, ed. Jewish Lights Publishing. 2004. . Hebrew book with English introduction: Reuven Kimelman, The Mystical Meaning of ‘Lekha Dodi’ and ‘Kabbalat Shabbat’, The Hebrew University Magnes Press, and Cherub Press, 2003 Traditional settings: A. Baer, Ba'al Tefillah, Nos. 326-329, 340-343, Gothenburg, 1877, Frankfort, 1883; Francis Cohen and David M. Davis, Voice of Prayer and Praise, Nos. 18, 19a, and 19b, London, 1899; F. Consolo, Libro dei Canti d'Israele, part. i, Florence, 1892; De Sola and Aguilar, Ancient Melodies, p. 16 and No. 7, London, 1857; Israel, London, i. 82; iii. 22, 204; Journal of the Folk-Song Society, i., No. 2, pp. 33, 37, London, 1900. Translations, etc.: Israel, iii. 22; H. Heine, Werke, iii. 234, Hamburg, 1884; J. G. von Herder, Werke, Stuttgart, 1854; A. Lucas, The Jewish Year, p. 167, London, 1898 External links Lecha Dodi Hassidic version free style by Cantor Fahlenkamp all verses with lyrics YouTube video Lecha Dodi with Sephardic last verse YouTube video לכה דודי/Lecha Dodi- אסף נוה שלום verses 1-5 only. YouTube video Audio file "Lekha Dodi" MP3 Audio file "Lekha Dodi" MP3 Lekha Dodi with music from The Jewish Learning Group from the Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center Lekha Dodi tunes and recordings on