| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Consecration Hymn | | By R. Wagner |
| | | FATHER of Life and Light and Power, | |
| To Thee we consecrate this hour! | |
| With earnest hope, with purpose pure, | |
| Oh, make this happy promise sure. | |
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| Except Thou build, we work in vain, | 5 |
| With holy zeal dost Thou sustain. | |
| Bind all our hearts in rich increase | |
| Of helpful deeds that ne’er shall cease. | |
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| Help us to lay foundations strong | |
| Of love for right, of grief for wrong, | 10 |
| And brotherhood with every race | |
| That seeks or needs the Father’s grace. | |
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| Help us to grow in pure desires, | |
| Kindle our souls with heavenly fires, | |
| That higher levels may be won, | 15 |
| And step by step Thy will be done. | |
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| Build in us all Thy spirit’s shrine: | |
| Then shall we beam with light divine, | |
| “And work with heart and soul and might | |
| For Truth and Freedom, God and Right.” | 20 | | | |
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