| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Israel | | By Ida Goldsmith Morris |
| | | SHE stands among the nations of the earth, | |
| Unique, a figure of pathetic grace; | |
| God’s chosen daughter of the human race, | |
| Destined to woe and grandeur from her birth. | |
| She sees her children scattered, doomed to dearth, | 5 |
| And in her dusky eyes there shines the trace | |
| Of tears, that wet her pale prophetic face, | |
| Knowing her people’s pristine power and worth. | |
| Oh, stricken Mother, unto whom we owe | |
| The life and light that spring from one pure fount, | 10 |
| Whence all our laws and inspirations flow; | |
| Not vainly have ye shed your blood and tears, | |
| Withstanding scorn and hatred all these years— | |
| He guards thee still, Who spoke from Sinai’s Mount! | | | | |
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