| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Awakening | | By Jessie E. Sampter |
| | | WHERE wait the soldiers of the Lord | |
| That smote in olden days? | |
| Where stands in song his shining horde | |
| That chant and shout his praise? | |
| They long are laid with flame and sword, | 5 |
| Their corpses strew the ways. | |
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| A hundred gods of brass and gold | |
| Sit high with icy hands, | |
| And those that praised his name of old | |
| Lie slain in many lands! | 10 |
| Their bones arise and join: Behold, | |
| The host of Israel stands! | |
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| Does Israel’s heart such silence keep, | |
| It seems a stony crust, | |
| And covered with the dust? | 15 |
| No, ’tis a dragon fast asleep, | |
| An ancient sword to flash and leap | |
| From scabbard’s rust! | | | | |
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