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Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917.

By Mary M. Cohen

Not by Power

  • “Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the lord of hosts.”—Zachariah iv., 6.

  • NOT by power

    Blooms the flower

    Of a growth unseen;

    Ye shall find it,

    Ye shall bind it

    On your brows serene.

    Not by might

    Darkest night

    Yields at dawn this prize;

    Springing surely,

    Slowly, purely,

    It shall humbly rise.

    Faith is mine,

    Love Divine

    Is its scented breath;

    Faith that brightens,

    Cheers, enlightens,

    It shall conquer death!