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El Adon

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El Adon or El Adon al kol ha-ma'asim (Hebrew: אל אדון or אל אדון על כל המעשים, English: God is the Lord or God is the Lord of all creation) is a well-known Jewish liturgical poem, a so-called piyyut, recited on Shabbat morning during the yotzer ohr blessing. It was probably written in the Land of Israel during the Middle Ages[1] but could be as old as the second century,[2] making it possibly one of the oldest Jewish prayers in continuous use. Like many other liturgical poems, it is written without rhyme and as an alphabetical poem - meaning that the first line starts with the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the second line starts with the second letter thereof, and so on.

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Text below is Nusach Sefard; Nusach Ashkenaz wording differs slightly, and there is a large variety of textual variant in old Ashkenazic siddurim. The first Hebrew letter of each line is made bold as to indicate the alphabetical nature of the poem.

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