| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Morning Song | | By Solomon Ibn Gabirol (Trans. Alice Lucas) |
| | | AT the dawn, I seek Thee, | |
| Refuge and rock sublime,— | |
| Set my prayer before Thee in the morning, | |
| And my prayer at eventime. | |
| I before Thy greatness | 5 |
| Stand, and am afraid:— | |
| All my secret thoughts Thine eye beholdeth | |
| Deep within my bosom laid. | |
| And withal what is it | |
| Heart and tongue can do? | 10 |
| What is this my strength, and what is even | |
| This the spirit in me too? | |
| But verily man’s singing | |
| May seem good to Thee; | |
| So will I thank Thee, praising, while there dwelleth | 15 |
| Yet the breath of God in me. | | | | |
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