| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Not by Power | | By Mary M. Cohen |
| | | | “Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the lord of hosts.”—Zachariah iv., 6. |
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NOT by power | |
| Blooms the flower | |
| Of a growth unseen; | |
| Ye shall find it, | |
| Ye shall bind it | 5 |
| On your brows serene. | |
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| Not by might | |
| Darkest night | |
| Yields at dawn this prize; | |
| Springing surely, | 10 |
| Slowly, purely, | |
| It shall humbly rise. | |
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| Faith is mine, | |
| Love Divine | |
| Is its scented breath; | 15 |
| Faith that brightens, | |
| Cheers, enlightens, | |
| It shall conquer death! | | | |
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