| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Jacob’s Dream (Genesis xxviii. 10–12) | | By S. D. |
| | | OH, pilgrim, halting on the rock-strewn sod | |
| To thee this Bethel vision still appears! | |
| The golden ladder of the love of God | |
| Shines on the weary eyes, all wet with tears. | |
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| He leads thee on by ways thou hast not known, | 5 |
| He bids thee rest in desert stillness deep, | |
| He gives thee pillows of the barren stone; | |
| And lo! His angels dawn upon thy sleep. | |
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| He shows thee how Eternal Love unites | |
| Thy sin-marred earth with His own sphere of bliss | 10 |
| And sends His bright ones from their radiant heights, | |
| Laden with blessings from that world to this. | |
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| Thy solitude is no darkness unto Him, | |
| The solitudes are peopled with His host, | |
| Close the dim eye, and rest the wayworn limb— | 15 |
| The Lord is near when thou dost need Him most. | | | | |
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