| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Hope and Faith | | By Isaac Leib Perez (Trans. Henry Goodman) |
| | | HOPE! Not distant is the Springtime, | |
| Butterflies will soon be winging— | |
| In new nests the merry songsters | |
| Their new songs will soon be singing. | |
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| Know! The night itself will vanish, | 5 |
| Cloudlands drift and melt away— | |
| Once again will skies shine azure, | |
| Stars by night and suns by day. | |
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| New the roses, new the flowers, | |
| Spring’s new odors flow in waves, | 10 |
| Brilliant colors, scents and singing | |
| Will arise above our graves. | | | | |
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