| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Sand and Stars | | By S. Frug |
| | | SHINES the moon, the stars are glowing, | |
| The night sweeps on o’er hill and plain; | |
| In the tattered book before me | |
| I read, and read them once again. | |
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| Ancient words of promise holy, | 5 |
| And loud at last they speak to me | |
| “As the stars of heaven—my people | |
| And as the sand beside the sea.” | |
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| Lord Almighty Thou hast spoken, | |
| Unchanging is Thy holy will, | 10 |
| Ev’rything at Thy commandment | |
| His own appointed place shall fill. | |
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| Yes, dear Lord, we’re sand and pebbles, | |
| We’re scattered, underfoot and trod, | |
| But the stars, the bright and sparkling, | 15 |
| The stars, the stars,—where are they, God? | | | | |
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