English translation or equivalent of Unetane Tokeff (title/phrase)

[hagar_972]

This is a bit of a strange question. It's for a story though, and it's not exactly google-able.

I am trying to translate - or find an English equivalent of - the name of the Hebrew Atonement Day chant, ונתנה תוקף. (On Wikipedia.) It's old and weird Hebrew, and I need a translation that will both preserve the original sense (rather than, say, using

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[azalaea]

There's a rather gorgeous Christian hymn which has pretty much that exact phrase in the following verse:

"O tell of his might, O sing of his grace
Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space
His chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds form;
And dark is His path on the wings of the storm."

http://nethymnal.org/htm/o/w/owtking.htm

[jamoche]

The entire phrase - Kyrie Eleison - would be more recognizable. Kyrie by itself only means "Lord".

There was a pop song some years back called "Kyrie" that used it in the refrain; I would imagine that a lot of people would find it vaguely familiar.

[hagar_972]

This helps. Thanks!

[hagar_972]

Ah well :/. I'm afraid anything universally recognizable would be too overdone. Thanks, though!