Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917.
By Solomon Solis CohenI cannot leave thee, husband
David’s lament over Saul and Jonathan.
I
Enfolded, I am safe from all alarm.
If God hath willed that we should pass, this night,
Through the dark waters to Eternal Light,
O let us thank Him with our latest breath
For welded life and undivided death.