Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917.
By Cecilia G. GersonChanukah
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And guides the seasons through the year;
It drives the sorrow from our hearts—
Behold—the Feast of Lights is here!
And pride within our breast soars high,
We live again in ancient days,
When Judah’s glory was the cry.
Bow low within the house of God;
Where Syrian hands defiled the halls,
Where Israel’s patriarchs had trod.
Awak’ning in each heart a prayer,
That we may like the Maccabees
The glory and the valor share.
Throws off the yoke of sorrow’s rod,
To wing its way above the flames
That leap to glory and to God!