| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | The Harp of Faith | | By Abram S. Isaacs |
| | | AT midnight, so the rabbis tell | |
| When David slept profound, | |
| A harp suspended on his couch | |
| Gave forth a trembling sound. | |
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| Up sprang the royal bard inspired, | 5 |
| His fingers touched the chord, | |
| And with strange gladness in his soul, | |
| In psalms he praised the Lord. | |
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| At midnight, when the doubts assail, | |
| And anxious fears surround, | 10 |
| O Soul of mine, amid all gloom, | |
| Give forth a joyous sound. | |
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| O bid me seize the harp of faith, | |
| And sing a holy strain, | |
| Until each day my life and thought | 15 |
| Resound in glad refrain. | | | | |
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