Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917.
By Florence AhronsbergYigdal
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He doth exist and will thro’ endless æons be the same.
Ah! inconceivable is He, and thro’ all times is one.
In heav’n, on earth, can naught like to His holiness compare.
He was the first, and, ere He was, can none commencement trace.
The greatness of His awful might, His glorious sovereignty.
Whom, for the glory of His name, our Heav’nly Father chose.
Alone, among her seers, he God’s similitude beheld.
By him who was the faithful guide and teacher of his flock.
Our Shield, thro’ all eternities, will nevermore exchange.
And clear to Him, all hidden ends their own commencements show.
A chast’ning hand falls heavy on transgressors of His will.
Redeeming those, who, strong in faith, for His salvation stay.
For ever blessed be His name, His praise fore’er resound.