| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Our Heritage | | By Isidore G. Ascher |
| | | WE own no kingdom and we flaunt no king, | |
| No crown is ours to mock at or obey, | |
| No superficial homage do we bring | |
| To any dastard tyranny to-day; | |
| Our realms have broadened to the mighty world, | 5 |
| The boundaries of our rule stretch far and wide, | |
| Our racial flag is evermore unfurled, | |
| Where Jewish souls in freedom’s air abide, | |
| Our citadel is truth; our empty home, | |
| Our ramparts are the laws to make us wise, | 10 |
| Eternal as the azure-vaulted dome, | |
| Our heritage from Heaven never dies; | |
| And from the nations’ flux and change and strife, | |
| The Jews draw strenuous force and vigorous life. | | | | |
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