Ode on Chazanuth

ARISE and sing, thou deathless melody—

Life's blended song

Bearing on wings of sound aloft with thee
A mortal throng.

Lo, living yet, beloved, lingering strain,
My harp of old,

Voice of a patience that hath borne the pain
Of years untold!

Each olden chord awaketh, every tone,
Soaring at length,

Mingling a mighty gladness with a groan
Of fallen strength.

Angels be gathering Earth's ascending prayer,
That, heavenward bound,

Shall deck the Throne with wreathed garlands fair
Of wafted sound.

Song of the ages, lo! the fettered soul
Shall break its bond,

And, wrapt in thee, look forth upon the whole
Of Heaven beyond.

Sing on, sweet minstrel, thine immortal song-
My harp for aye,

Vision of hope to men that live and long

And pass away.

NINA DAVIS.

Adon Olam

Lo
ORD over all! whose power the sceptre swayed,
Ere first Creation's wondrous form was framed,
When by His will divine all things were made;
Then King Almighty was His name proclaimed!

When all shall cease-the universe be o'er,
In awful greatness He alone will reign,
Who was, who is, and who will evermore
In glory most refulgent still remain."

Sole God! unequalled, and beyond compare,
Without division or associate;
Without commencing date or final year,
Ominpotent He reigns in awful state.

To Him, no like, no equal e'er can be;
He, without change or substitute remains,
Without divisibleness or adjunct, He

In highest might and power supremely reigns.

He is my God! my living Savior He!

My sheltering Rock in sad misfortune's hour! My standard, refuge, portion, still shall be,

My lot's Disposer when I seek His power.:

Into His hands my spirit I consign

Whilst wrapped in sleep, that I again may wake: And with my soul, my body I resign;

The Lord with me,-no fears my soul can shake. D. A. DE SOla.

L

Adon Olam

ORD of the world, He reigned alone

While yet the universe was naught,

When by His will all things were wrought, Then first His sovran name was known.

And when the All shall cease to be,
In dread lone splendor He shall reign.
He was, He is, He shall remain
In glorious eternity.

For He is one, no second shares
His nature or His loneliness;
Unending and beginningless,

All strength is His, all sway He bears.

He is the living God to save,

My Rock while sorrow's toils endure, My banner and my stronghold sure, The cup of life whene'er I crave.

I place my soul within His palm
Before I sleep as when I wake,
And though my body I forsake,
Rest in the Lord in fearless calm.

ISRAEL ZANGWILL.

R

Adon Olam

EIGNED the universe's Master, ere were earthly things begun;

When his mandate all created Ruler was the name

He won;

And alone He'll rule tremendous when all things are past and gone.

He no equal has, nor consort, He, the singular and

lone,

Has no end and no beginning; His the sceptre, might, and throne,

He's my God and living Saviour, rock to whom in need I run;

He's my banner and my refuge, fount of weal when called upon;

In His hand I place my spirit, at night-fall and rise

of sun,

And therewith my body also; God's my God—I fear GEORGE BORROW.

no one.

Paraphrase of Adon Olam BEFORE the glorious orbs of light,

Had shed one blissful ray,

In awful power, the Lord of might
Reign'd in eternal day.

At His creative, holy word

The voice of nature spoke,

Unnumber'd worlds with one accord,
To living joys awoke.

Then was proclaim'd the mighty King,
In majesty on high!

Then did the holy creatures sing
His praises through the sky.

All merciful in strength he reigns
Immutable! supreme!

His hand the universe sustains,
He only can redeem.

He is the mighty God alone!
His presence fills the world;
He will forever reign the one,
Eternal, only Lord!

Almighty, powerful and just!

Thou art my God, my friend, My rock, my refuge and my trust, On Thee my hopes depend.

O! be my guardian whilst I sleep,
For Thou didst lend me breath:
And when I wake, my spirit keep,
And save my soul in death.

DAVID NUNES CARVALHO.

Adon Olam

EFORE Thy heavenly word revealed the wonders of Thy will;

Before the earth and heaven came forth from chaos deep and still;

E'en then thou reignedest Lord supreme as Thou wilt ever reign,

And moved Thy holy spirit o'er the dark unfathomed main.

But when through all the empty space Thy mighty voice was heard,

Then darkness fled and heavenly light came beaming at Thy word;

All Nature then proclaimed Thee King most blessed and adored,

The great Creator, God alone, the Universal Lord!

And when this vast created world returns to endless night,

When heaven and earth shall fade away at Thy dread word of Might,

Still Thou in majesty will rule, Almighty One, alone, Great God, with mercy infinite, on Thy exalted throne.

Immortal Power! Eternal One! with Thee what can compare?

Thy glory shines in heaven and earth, and fills the ambient air;

All time, all space, by Thee illumed, grows bright and brighter still,

Obedient to Thy high behest, and to Thy heavenly will.

To Thee dominion sole belongs and 'tis to Thee alone, My Father, Saviour, Living God, I make my sorrows known.