| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | The Restoration of Israel | | By James Montgomery |
| | | DAUGHTER of Zion, from the dust, | |
| Exalt thy fallen head; | |
| Again in thy Redeemer trust, | |
| He calls thee from the dead. | |
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| Awake, awake, put on thy strength, | 5 |
| Thy beautiful array; | |
| The day of freedom dawns at length, | |
| The Lord’s appointed day. | |
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| Rebuild thy walls, thy bounds enlarge | |
| And send thy heralds forth; | 10 |
| Say to the South,—“Give up thy charge, | |
| And keep not back, O North!” | |
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| They come, they come;—thine exiled bands, | |
| Where’er they rest or roam, | |
| Have heard thy voice in distant lands, | 15 |
| And hasten to their home. | |
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| Thus, though the universe shall burn, | |
| And God his works destroy, | |
| With songs the ransomed shall return, | |
| And everlasting joy. | 20 | | | |
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