| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Yigdal | | By Florence Ahronsberg |
| | | EXTOLLED be the living God and lauded be His name; | |
| He doth exist and will thro’ endless æons be the same. | |
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| Our God is Unity, and Unity like His there’s none; | |
| Ah! inconceivable is He, and thro’ all times is one. | |
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| He doth no form nor shape nor yet our mortal fashion bear; | 5 |
| In heav’n, on earth, can naught like to His holiness compare. | |
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| Prior to each created thing, of wondrous shape and grace, | |
| He was the first, and, ere He was, can none commencement trace. | |
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| Behold! He rules the Universe, His creatures teacheth He | |
| The greatness of His awful might, His glorious sovereignty. | 10 |
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| The spirit of His prophecy hath He bestowed on those | |
| Whom, for the glory of His name, our Heav’nly Father chose. | |
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| Though great the fame of Israel’s sons, meek Moses none excelled; | |
| Alone, among her seers, he God’s similitude beheld. | |
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| A law of truth and life He gave, our everlasting Rock, | 15 |
| By him who was the faithful guide and teacher of his flock. | |
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| This law sublime and beautiful, for any new or strange, | |
| Our Shield, thro’ all eternities, will nevermore exchange. | |
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| The secret courses of our thoughts doth th’ Allwise watch and know; | |
| And clear to Him, all hidden ends their own commencements show. | 20 |
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| His loving kindness blesseth those who well their task fulfil, | |
| A chast’ning hand falls heavy on transgressors of His will. | |
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| His messenger He’ll surely send upon the final day, | |
| Redeeming those, who, strong in faith, for His salvation stay. | |
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| In love He will the dead revive that sleep beneath the ground, | 25 |
| For ever blessed be His name, His praise fore’er resound. | | | | |
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