| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Our Creed | | By J. Leonard Levy |
| | | THERE is one only God | |
| Through nature’s vast domains; | |
| A God of Righteousness, | |
| Whose love fore’er remains, | |
| None can compare to Him, | 5 |
| Eternal is His name, | |
| He was of old, He is, | |
| And will be e’er the same. | |
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| He is the First and Last, | |
| And absolutely One, | 10 |
| Without divided parts, | |
| And equal has He none. | |
| Unchanging is His law, | |
| Immutable His will, | |
| And though we often err, | 15 |
| His mercy guards us still. | |
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| Our inmost secret thought | |
| Before Him open lies, | |
| Our deeds are all observed | |
| By His all-seeing eyes. | 20 |
| All goodness He rewards, | |
| On sin He sends a blight, | |
| The clean and pure of heart | |
| Are His supreme delight. | |
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| This uncreated God, | 25 |
| O man, is Father, Friend; | |
| The heavens, earth and seas | |
| He made from end to end. | |
| He is the King of kings, | |
| Of lords the highest Lord, | 30 |
| By all that has life’s breath | |
| He is to be adored. | |
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| To love Him we must do | |
| True service for mankind, | |
| For thus, a paradise | 35 |
| On earth we all shall find. | |
| In His most loving hands | |
| Our souls in faith we place, | |
| In life and death we trust | |
| His justice and His grace. | 40 | | | |
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