| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | In Memoriam, Ninth of Ab | | By Ben Avrom |
| | | AND all is lost! Thy valiant sons are dead | |
| Or slaves! The crown from off thy queenly brow | |
| Is plucked! Thy glory in the dust doth bow! | |
| Thine ancient splendours are for ever fled! | |
| I see it all—thine altars gory red:— | 5 |
| Around, Death lays the mighty heroes low, | |
| Awhile, revengeful and relentless glow | |
| The fiendish flames, and from the foot to head | |
| Consume the Sanctuary! O woeful day! | |
| When Temple, Country, Freedom, all in one, | 10 |
| Most dire destruction, fell! Then to the skies | |
| Uprose the bitter cry of dark dismay, | |
| Oh, God, Almighty Lord, forgive, condone, | |
| And in Thy glory, make our glory rise! | | | | |
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