A Passover Hymn from the Haggada

(El Beneh)

O! SPEED’LY build Thy temple shrine,

Thy holy House restore,

And send again Thy light divine,

As in the days of yore.

O Thou! whose special care we are

Where’er our lot be cast

Become again our guiding star

As in the distant past.

O! build again a firmer throne

For Judah’s royal race,

And give his sceptre rule alone

And pour on him Thy grace,

His sons ingather to their fold,

Far scattered and away,

And in his realm let Justice hold

Her firm triumphant sway!

But more than Temple, shrine, or dome,

Within our hearts build sure

For Thee, O Lord, a dwelling home

Predestined to endure.

And vouchsafe, Lord, the world all o’er,

A brighter day to shine,

And in one bond, forever more

All humankind entwine.