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| A GLORIOUS heritage is mine, | |
| Attained through blood and tears, | |
| Enhaloed of Light Divine, | |
| My mission’s truth appears; | |
| The olden benedictions crown | 5 |
| The strife of exiled years. | |
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| The noblest heritage is mine, | |
| That valiant heart may know, | |
| For annals of my Past enshrine | |
| Life’s boundless depths of woe; | 10 |
| While Memory’s body watchword kept | |
| Great Freedom’s light aglow! | |
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| E’en from the Ghetto’s drear abode | |
| Hope’s world-wide message sped, | |
| ’Neath cruel Persecution’s load, | 15 |
| Though brave hearts truly bled! | |
| And tyrant scorn in bitter tears, | |
| Steeped Israel’s daily bread. | |
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| The suffering of long ages borne | |
| With trust of faith sublime, | 20 |
| Now hail the radiance of the morn, | |
| As joy-bells sweetly chime; | |
| Grant Israel’s heritage of Peace, | |
| Lord! over Space and Time. | |
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| To all who guard the ancient fane, | 25 |
| The purpose high and true, | |
| The inspiration’s holiest aim | |
| Endow with strength anew! | |
| Keep from the worldliness of strife | |
| The heart-life of the Jew! | 30 |
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| The glorious heritage is mine! | |
| The honored name I bear, | |
| Refulgent with the Light Divine, | |
| Empowers to Do and Dare! | |
| To conquer Prejudice and Wrong— | 35 |
| In victory o’er despair! | |
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