| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Chanukah | | By Cecilia G. Gerson |
| | | THE HAND of Time moves o’er the dial, | |
| And guides the seasons through the year; | |
| It drives the sorrow from our hearts— | |
| Behold—the Feast of Lights is here! | |
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| The Feast of Lights—old mem’ries stir, | 5 |
| And pride within our breast soars high, | |
| We live again in ancient days, | |
| When Judah’s glory was the cry. | |
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| We see the Maccabees of old | |
| Bow low within the house of God; | 10 |
| Where Syrian hands defiled the halls, | |
| Where Israel’s patriarchs had trod. | |
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| Now light we tapers for their deeds; | |
| Awak’ning in each heart a prayer, | |
| That we may like the Maccabees | 15 |
| The glory and the valor share. | |
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| The Feast of Lights—a time when hope | |
| Throws off the yoke of sorrow’s rod, | |
| To wing its way above the flames | |
| That leap to glory and to God! | 20 | | | |
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