| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | A Succoth Hymn | | By Joseph Leiser |
| | | FOR garnered fields and meadows cropped | |
| And orchards plucked of peach and pear— | |
| Lord, what Thy hand has given us, | |
| For this we bring our grateful prayer. | |
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| To Thee we come with hearts made glad: | 5 |
| For wheat that is our staff and stay; | |
| For oats and rye that caught the glint | |
| Of sunset on a summer’s day. | |
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| With face upturned in sun and rain, | |
| And stout resolves to do our task— | 10 |
| O Lord, who gives to each his due, | |
| Thy blessings for these do we ask:— | |
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| That never faltering, though our arms | |
| Were weary and and our spirits spent; | |
| That bravely we endured the toil | 15 |
| And anguish that the seasons sent; | |
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| We thank Thee, yea, for throbs of Love | |
| That glorify each earth-born soul, | |
| And link all pulsing hearts to Thee | |
| In one vast, universal whole. | 20 | | | |
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