| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Palms and Myrtles | | By Eleazar Kalir (Trans. Alice Lucas) |
| | (Hymn for the First Day of Tabernacles) |
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THY praise, O Lord, will I proclaim | |
| In hymns unto Thy glorious name; | |
| O Thou Redeemer, Lord and King, | |
| Redemption to Thy faithful bring! | |
| Before thine altar they rejoice | 5 |
| With branch of palm and myrtle-stem, | |
| To Thee they raise the prayerful voice— | |
| Have mercy, save and prosper them. | |
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| May’st Thou in mercy manifold, | |
| Dear unto Thee Thy people hold, | 10 |
| When at Thy gate they bend the knee, | |
| And worship and acknowledge Thee | |
| Do thou their hearts’ desire fulfil; | |
| Rejoice with them in love this day, | |
| Forgive their sins, and thoughts of ill, | 15 |
| And their transgressions cast away. | |
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| They overflow with prayer and praise. | |
| To Him, who knows the future days. | |
| Have mercy Thou, and hear the prayer | |
| Of those who palms and myrtles bear. | 20 |
| Thee day and night they sanctify | |
| And in perpetual song adore, | |
| Like the heavenly host, they cry, | |
| “Blessed art Thou for evermore.” | | | |
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