Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917.
By Solomon Ibn Gabirol (Trans. Solomon Solis Cohen)The Cry of Israel
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Fain would it bring
A precious gift—the songs
Thou makest me sing!
If boon too high
I ask—Thou gavest me speech,
Spurn not my cry!
As whitest fleece;
Thou wilt not that mine heart
Shall ne’er have peace.
Even as of yore.
My God, my Savior, Thou—
Tarry no more!