Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917.
By Joseph LeiserA Succoth Hymn
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And orchards plucked of peach and pear—
Lord, what Thy hand has given us,
For this we bring our grateful prayer.
For wheat that is our staff and stay;
For oats and rye that caught the glint
Of sunset on a summer’s day.
And stout resolves to do our task—
O Lord, who gives to each his due,
Thy blessings for these do we ask:—
Were weary and and our spirits spent;
That bravely we endured the toil
And anguish that the seasons sent;
That glorify each earth-born soul,
And link all pulsing hearts to Thee
In one vast, universal whole.