Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917.
By AnonymousRedemption
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That thy Redemption draweth near;
Arise ye mourners! God hath sent
Fulfilment of His covenant!
And blood of martyrs broad as seas;
The deeper purposes of God
We learn in kindness, not by rod.
Deliverance cometh—heed this wail!
Then cease thy groans; Be men! Be men!
And God will send Redemption then.
Thou canst not rise with spirits broke.
God’s beloved art thou still,
O Israel, obey his will.
Shall reap those blessings long decreed.
Be worthy then—your God shall see
And His Redemption send to thee.
And love the God thy fathers praised;
Then Israel, thou’lt rise again
A people honored by all men.