| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Theodore Herzl | | By Felix N. Gerson |
| | | SUCH men are rare—they tow’r above mankind | |
| Like Himalayan peaks that touch the skies,— | |
| Missioned for a majestic enterprise, | |
| They sway not in the fury of the wind; | |
| And on the scroll of life their names are signed | 5 |
| In characters of flame. The great and wise | |
| Know them afar, and at their bidding rise | |
| To nobler conquests of the heart and mind. | |
| Thou, too, hast dreamed a world compelling dream— | |
| With glance prophetic and unfalt’ring soul | 10 |
| Thy Israel thou strovest to redeem, | |
| And lead the sorrowing to a longed-for goal. | |
| If thou wert dreaming, Herzl, sleep content— | |
| A dream like Thy God unto Moses sent. | | | | |
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