| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Exodus x: 21–23 | | By J. W. Burgon |
| | | WHEN Israel dwelt in Egypt’s land, | |
| And groan’d beneath the tyrant’s pow’r, | |
| O Lord, ’twas Thine Almighty hand | |
| Sustain’d him thro’ that dreary hour. | |
| When all the air at noon of day | 5 |
| Was filled with gloom “which might be felt,” | |
| Thy smile was still a cheerful ray | |
| In every tent where Israel dwelt. | |
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| And thus, O Lord, the faithful heart | |
| Believes that it will ever be; | 10 |
| Thy love, we know, will ne’er depart | |
| From those who truly trust in Thee. | |
| When all the world grows dark through sin, | |
| With them Thy smile will still be found; | |
| Diffusing joy and peace within, | 15 |
| While all seems dark and cheerless round! | | | | |
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