| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | The New Temple | | By Louis Marshall |
| | | A NEW 1 shrine stands in beauty reared, | |
| Where scions of a faith revered | |
| Renew their vows to God— | |
| To Him this house they dedicate, | |
| To Him their hearts they consecrate, | 5 |
| Upon this sacred sod. | |
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| Here shall the words of praise be sung, | |
| From days, when yet the world was young, | |
| Of Psalmist and of Seer; | |
| Like torrent shall the chorus run, | 10 |
| “The Lord our God, the Lord is One, | |
| Hear thou, O Israel, hear!” | |
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| Hence shall ascend the fervent prayers | |
| Of thanks for joys, for strength, when cares | |
| And sorrows the soul rack; | 15 |
| Here shall the breast where sin has surged, | |
| By the atonement’s fires be purged, | |
| To holiness led back. | |
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| On this new altar there shall blaze | |
| Refulgently the Bible’s rays, | 20 |
| Of Righteousness and Truth; | |
| Here shall the wond’rous tale be told | |
| The miracle of Israel old, | |
| And its undying youth. | |
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| May justice ever here prevail, | 25 |
| May love of all Mankind ne’er fail, | |
| And Charity ne’er cease; | |
| May God’s Shekinah calmly rest, | |
| And they who gather here be blessed | |
| With Concord and with Peace. | 30 |
| | | Note 1. Composed on the occasion of the dedication of the New Temple of the “Society of Concord,” Syracuse, New York. [back] | | |
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