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With Grateful Hearts of Song and Praise, a “School Hymn” by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1856)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 22:20:44 +0000

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	With grateful hearts of song and praise And filial love to Thee we raise, For all that Thou hast ever done For us, Thy children, holy One!
	To Thee our life and health we owe, And ev’ry competence below; Our soul immortal thou hast given, To dwell again with Thee in heaven.
	Our tender age by parents dear Is watched with never-tiring care; May we with joyful willingness Their counsels on our hearts impress!
	Our teachers, true in deed and word, Instruct us in Thy law, O Lord! May we this law before us set, And their monitions ne’er forget!
	Do Thou assist us, while we strive On earth with all in peace to live; And grant us, after death, O King! With angels joined, Thy praise to sing!

“With grateful hearts of song and praise” by Rabbi Moritz Mayer, published in 1856, appears under the subject “School Hymns” as Hymn 209 in Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1856), pp. 208-209. –Aharon Varady

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Oh! Fill our Hearts, Almighty King! – a “School Hymn” (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1856)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 21:53:28 +0000

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	Oh! fill our hearts, Almighty King! With gratitude to Thee, That we Thy praise may gladly sing, In all humility.
	May we instruction now receive, With willing heart and mind, And all Thy laws, O God! believe, Who art so just and kind;
	Who watchest o’er our actions here, And guardest us from ill; Oh! teach us humbly to revere, And bow before Thy will.
	And when our souls thou callest hence To life beyond the tomb, May there our youth we recommence, For everlasting bloom.

“Oh! fill our hearts, Almighty King” by an unknown author, published in 1856, appears under the subject “School Hymns” as Hymn 208 in Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1856), p. 208. The hymn appears among several other hymns by Rabbi Moritz Mayer and may have been written by him. –Aharon Varady

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Almighty God! We Pray to Thee – a “School Hymn” by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1856)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 00:43:35 +0000

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	Almighty God! we pray to Thee, To lead us with paternal hand, In paths of truth and piety; And teach us well to understand, Tho’ young in years, Thy holy will, And all our duties to fulfill.
	Bestow Thy blessing, holy Lord! On those who, with untiring zeal, Teach us Thine everlasting word: A guide through life, in woe and weal, A shield against the snares of sin, A help Thy pleasure e’er to win.
	May we in wisdom, Lord! progress— By daily practice ever show That, truly we Thy law profess, And strive by all our toils below, To gain, at last, the choicest prize— Eternal bliss beyond the skies.

“Almighty God! we pray to Thee,” by Rabbi Moritz Mayer, published in 1856, appears under the subject “School Hymns” as Hymn 210 in Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1856), p. 209. –Aharon Varady

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Rejoice in God, Our Mighty Rock – a hymn for Shavuot by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1856)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 01:01:56 +0000

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	Rejoice in God, our mighty Rock, Whose promise, blissful and sublime, Intrusted to his chosen flock, Will be fulfilled in future time, And Israel with glory crown’d, Shall sanctify His holy Name; His doctrines pure and truths profound All earth will then with joy proclaim.
	“Of nations be thou mine elect, A priestly kingdom unto me; Within thy midst the fane erect Of light, and truth, and charity. My spirit then will ever rest On thee, the people of my heart; My word, our covenant’s behest, Will never from thy race depart!”
	Thou hast, Father! faithfully Kept that paternal covenant, Protected ‘gainst calamity And cruel scorn Thy chosen band. Hast been with them, where’er they dwelt, And hearkened, when from bitter grief Before Thine altar down they knelt, To supplicate Thee for relief.
	Again we now before Thee stand, O God of old! with festal glee; Free children of a glorious land The covenant renew with Thee. For tho’ deep error’s heavy guilt Rests yet upon our heart and soul, Thy word’s inheritance Thou wilt That we should guard to life’s last goal.
	And when religion’s victory Will all the earth have sanctified, The heav’nly rule of charity The hearts of mankind purified:— Then will all o’er the world resound Again that holy, awful word, Proclaimed to us on Sinai’s mount: ”l am th’ Eternal God, thy Lord!”
	And into ONE great brotherhood Thar call the human race will turn; To know Thee to be just and good, And love each other they will learn The patient lamb and quiet sheep, With wolves and lions strong will play; And heav’nly peace, serene and deep, Will shed on earth its blissful ray.
	And all will worship Thee alone, Our sole Redeemer, God, and Lord! Contention will no more be known On earth, enlightened by Thy word. All men, inspired by truth and love, With one accord will then exclaim: “The Lord is ONE in heav’n above, And ONE on earth His glorious Name!”

“Rejoice in God, our mighty Rock,” by Rabbi Moritz Mayer, published in 1856, appears under the subject “Pentecost” as Hymn 203 in Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1856), pp. 200-201. –Aharon Varady

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God Dwells in Light! – a hymn for Ḥanukkah by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1856)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 01:53:59 +0000

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	God dwells in light! His first commanding word on earth, Which at creation’s glorious birth Resounded, was: “Let there be light!” The sun-lit beam His tender stream. Of love a symbol clear and bright.
	God dwells in light! Upon the lucid paths of life, Redeemed from error, inward strife, Let us proceed by wisdom led; In happiness And in distress, The light of God be on us shed!
	God dwells in light! A holy, heav’nly spark in trust He gave to ev’ry child of dust, Prepared by Him, th’ Eternal One ; A brilliant ray To shine by day, But not to set when life is gone.
	God dwells in light! He broke the sinner’s mighty hand, And crushed the despot’s haughty band. In glorious days of olden time; And ne’er to wane In Israel’s fane Rekindled was His light sublime.
	God dwells in light! In Him, oh! let us now rejoice, And raise to him the heart and voice, Who worketh wonders evermore; The guiltless tear With light to cheer, He changeth not, our God of yore!
	God dwells in light! He touched the champions’ pious hearts With fire, that courage e’er imparts, For faith above all time and space ! Guard truth and love, Sent from above Thou’lt triumph then, God’s priestly race!

“God dwells in light!,” by Rabbi Moritz Mayer, published in 1856, appears under the subject “Feast of Dedication” (i.e. Ḥanukkah) as Hymn 193 in Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1856), pp. 188-189. –Aharon Varady

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O God! Today Our Joyful Song of Praise – a hymn for Purim by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1856)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 01:37:41 +0000

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	O God! To-day our joyful song of praise, Which grateful love and piety attune, Unto Thy glorious throne on high we raise, While here with Thee devoutly we commune.
	Thou scornest falsehood, hatest vengeful plans, And penetratest all malignant hearts; Thine all-pervading eye the spirit scans, That from religion’s holy law departs.
	Pure innocence, by guilt and crime oppressed, Must often weep, by Thee unheeded long; While these with fortune’s rev’ling joys are blessed, Affliction, pain, and grief round that will throng.
	But when, at last, the sinner’s cup o’erflows, Thou wilt, God! Thy justice yet reveal, The deep-laid schemes of crime it overthrows, To punish guilt, and innocence to heal.
	Sublime reward of bliss, thine all-just hand Will on long-suffering piety bestow, And virtue’s brilliant crown and golden band Will then adorn her calm and cheerful brow.

“O God! To-day our joyful song of praise,” by Rabbi Moritz Mayer, published in 1856, appears under the subject “Feast of Esther” as Hymn 196 in Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1856), pp. 191-192. –Aharon Varady

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Father of Nations! Judge Divine! – a hymn on “Our Country” by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1856)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:47:50 +0000

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	Father of nations! Judge divine! From Thy blessed realms above Thine ear to prayers and hymns incline, Breathed by patriotic love. Is there one upon this earth, Who in welfare or in woe, For the country of his birth, Feels not sympathy’s strong glow?
	Oh! may we not this feeling trace To creation’s primal date? When the great parent of our race Felt the exile’s bitter fate? His first tears were not for toil, But for his lost flower-land— Paradise, his native soil, Closed on him by God’s command.
	That pure sentiment was nursed When man’s innocence had waned; His progeny, where’er dispersed, Kept this virtue unprofaned. Native to all human kind Is the seed of Liberty! Where no tyrant’s law may bind Souls by nature’s God made free.
	Brethren! let hearts and voices blend In one deep and earnest prayer, That Heaven’s blessings may descend Upon Freedom’s hallowed sphere; Where untrammeled faith may sing Fearless of the bigot’s frown, But to One Celestial King Bowing her pure spirit down.
	Where, upon wisdom’s equal plan, Conscience no controller dreads, Secure that on the rights of man No usurping despot treads; Where unto the highest throne, Free-will offerings are brought, Homage to that One alone, In whose image we are wrought.
	Fountain of justice, truth, and peace! May these virtues animate, Until life itself shall cease, All the sons of freedom’s state. Grant, that when transferred to earth, (As religion’s charter shows,) In heaven, where our souls had birth, They at last may find repose.

“Father of nations! Judge divine!” by Penina Moïse, was published in 1856, and appears under the subject of “Our Country” as Hymn 149 in Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1856), pp. 144-146. –Aharon Varady

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Arise! Let the Souls of the Hebrews Rejoice, a hymn for Ḥanukkah by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1856)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 00:16:00 +0000

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	Arise! let the souls of the Hebrews rejoice, As they glorify God with the heart and the voice, Who with power sublime the oppressor did crush, As He led the bold Maccabee onward to rush.
	When idolatry darkened that beautiful land, Thy spirit inspired and nerved a brave band, Nor long did the cloud their loved temple surround, For a mighty Hand Judah with victory crowned.
	Then th’ altar so sullied by blasphemy’s breath, Became holy and pure ‘neath the conqueror’s wreath; And the nations of God clung around the lov’d shrine, From their foes thus released by Thy mercy divine.
	How bright o’er her ruins shone Salem’s lone star, As the Maccabee proudly came forth from the war! And from many brave hearts did thanksgiving ascend, As they gathered before their own altar to bend.
	Great God of the faithful! unto Thee, Thee alone, Must we bow in submission before Thy great throne; For Thou, Creator! in Thy mercy wilt save And redeem ev’ry soul from the gloom of the grave.

“Arise! let the souls of the Hebrews rejoice,” by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (1809-1869), appears under the subject “Feast of Dedication” as Hymn 194 in Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1856), p. 189. It does not appear in the previous 1842 edition of the hymnal. –Aharon Varady

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📖 Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, Charleston, South Carolina 1856)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 19:55:17 +0000

The first prayerbook compiled by an American Jewish woman, and quite possibly by the first Jewish woman ever, is the hymn-book of Penina Moïse (1797-1880), prepared for her congregation Beth Elohim in Charleston, South Carolina in 1842. This is the second edition (revised 1856) containing 210 hymns, reprinting 73 of the hymns appearing in the 1842 albeit with changes, mostly to punctuation and capitalization, but sometimes with significant changes to wording and omission of entire stanzas. There are in total 137 hymns that are new to this edition (128 of which were written by Penina Moïse). The two other contributors providing new material to the work, identified by their initials, are Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1821-1866) and Caroline de Litchfield Harby (1800-1876). There are three hymns which are unsigned with any initials, but were likely to have been written by Penina Moïse and Moritz Mayer.

The 1842 edition of the hymn-book, Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, Charleston, S.C. (1842) was written over a decade before Fanny Neuda’s Stunden der Andacht (Hours of Devotion) in 1855, or Hester Rothschild’s English translation of the French anthology of tehinot and paraliturgical prayer, Imrei Lev (Prayers and Meditations, also in 1855). This edition, published within a year of the latter, is yet another indication of the popularity of prayer literature written by or for Jewish women at this time.

This work is in the Public Domain due to its having been published more than 95 years ago.

INDEX (1856 edition, new hymns)

Penina Moïse
One God! One Lord! One mighty King (Hymn 5)
O God! as we on nature gaze (Hymn 6)
Glorified throughout all time (Hymn 7)
Divine Disposer of events (Hymn 10)
Wherefore Hallelujah sing (Hymn 12)
I tremble not; Thou, Lord, art nigh (Hymn 13)
Not for affliction, gracious God (Hymn 14)
Weeping, and loth from all she loved to part (Hymn 18)
I will still remain with Thee (Hymn 21)
We look to Thee, ineffable King (Hymn 22)
Lo! he sleeps and slumbers not (Hymn 24)
O God! within Thy temple walls (Hymn 27)
Exult, my soul! in consciousness proud (Hymn 28)
God of power! in Thy gift (Hymn 29)
Oh! what avails my destination (Hymn 30)
In holiness, eternal Lord (Hymn 34)
Blest is the man to whom the Lord (Hymn 35)
Oh! how imperfect, blind, and false (Hymn 36)
The heavens, Almighty! Thy glory declare (Hymn 37)
Lord! my Redeemer and my Rock (Hymn 38)
A mournful lament for the dead (Hymn 41)
Though man of all the ruin hears (Hymn 42)
Through the valley of tears as we thoughtfully (Hymn 43)
To smile when we on life’s breakers are tossed (Hymn 48)
Blest are th’ enlight’ners of mankind (Hymn 50)
Glory not in a gift so vain (Hymn 52)
Formless and void creation stood (Hymn 53)
Deep silence reigned in Isaac’s tent (Hymn 56)
I weep not now as once I wept (Hymn 57)
God! to Thy paternal grace (Hymn 58)
Let thy heart for ever delight in the Lord (Hymn 59)
Though I from kindred meet but scorn (Hymn 62)
Why art thou cast down, my soul (Hymn 63)
When grief on the heart has weighed (Hymn 64)
Oh! love the Lord with all thy heart (Hymn 65)
With ardent love and reverence deep (Hymn 66)
To man, with reason’s gift endued (Hymn 67)
Affliction cometh not from dust (Hymn 73)
Healer of the wounded heart (Hymn 74)
Despond not, O my heart (Hymn 76)
Lord! let Thy countenance now shine (Hymn 75)
Many are the pains and sorrows (Hymn 77)
When I would smile, remembrance brings (Hymn 78)
God of the universe! unfailing friend (Hymn 79)
Frail, feeble, inefficient man (Hymn 80)
My God! my God! to Thee I cling (Hymn 81)
Why, O heedless mortal! dost thou fly (Hymn 84)
In glory, Lord! dost Thou appear (Hymn 85)
Hearken not, man! to the voice of self-love (Hymn 86)
Out of sorrow’s depths I cry (Hymn 87)
My God, my Father, and my Guide (Hymn 89)
On Shinar’s plain see Babel’s tower rise (Hymn 88)
In the great scales of human life (Hymn 90)
Oh! whence doth human happiness arise (Hymn 91)
On dim futurity with idle aim (Hymn 92)
Let me for present hours borrow (Hymn 93)
Oh! where is he who yesterday (Hymn 94)
Hear my voice and grant my pray’r (Hymn 95)
Let the standard of truth by Judah be planted (Hymn 97)
Father! will abstinence, or prayer, or song (Hymn 99)
The prophet to the people said (Hymn 100)
Who, God of glory! shall be found (Hymn 101)
Of all the virtues that we find (Hymn 102)
Oh! ever adverse to the scheme (Hymn 103)
Why, O man! is not thy soul’s desire (Hymn 104)
What cause hast thou, Israel! for tears (Hymn 105)
Let there be love! it is the light (Hymn 107)
Truly and tenderly should I (Hymn 108)
Intensely radiant was thy peak. (Hymn 110)
Bounteous Father! by what course (Hymn 115)
Oh! blest be he who ne’er forgets the poor (Hymn 116)
Stretched languidly upon his couch (Hymn 117)
Pray in the night, when silence and the stars (Hymn 118)
How oft has man, with “heart of stone” (Hymn 119)
Who is that angel of the universe (Hymn 120)
Pray when the morn unveileth (Hymn 121)
When night from nature’s kingdom flies (Hymn 122)
Though faith’s discordant worshipers may rear (Hymn 123)
In perilous probation here (Hymn 124)
Oh! worship God! approach His shrine (Hymn 125)
Refuge I seek at the shrine of devotion (Hymn 128)
Begin the holy hymn of praise (Hymn 129)
Extol the King who, throned above (Hymn 135)
All living souls shall bless Thy name (Hymn 136)
Above all honor and all praise (Hymn 137)
Glory and praise to the bountiful Sire (Hymn 138)
House of Judah, bless the Lord (Hymn 139)
If mortal vision may not meet (Hymn 140)
Princes of earth, bend lowly down (Hymn 141)
How sad the wintry hours seem (Hymn 146)
O Thou! who, as the great Unknown (Hymn 147)
Father of nations! Judge divine (Hymn 149)
Is there within the world’s wide bound (Hymn 148)
Oh! answer me, my God! this day (Hymn 150)
Have mercy on Thy servant, Lord (Hymn 151)
Leaders of Israel! arise (Hymn 152)
What painful mem’ries from the buried past (Hymn 153)
Oh! worship not at glory’s shrine (Hymn 154)
Unto Thine altar, King of kings (Hymn 155)
Exalted theme of human praise (Hymn 156)
From my voice shall virtue’s praise proceed (Hymn 157)
Cast me not from Thy presence, Lord (Hymn 158)
Stranger to that pure ambition (Hymn 159)
Oh! plaintive be the touch and tone (Hymn 162)
Creator of the universe (Hymn 163)
Gather and worship! the first star of eve (Hymn 164)
Daughters of Israel! arise (Hymn 165)
God of the Sabbath! to Thy praise (Hymn 170)
In harmony with heaven’s peace (Hymn 171)
Now let the hand of toil suspend (Hymn 172)
Praise the Lord God, the glorious Supreme (Hymn 173)
Hallow my Sabbaths! Will Israel respond (Hymn 174)
Prepare and purify my heart (Hymn 175)
Rest for the Lord! The work is done (Hymn 176)
Praise to the God of nations sing (Hymn 177)
Between the past and future year (Hymn 178)
Look down, O God! with gracious eye (Hymn 181)
Father of mercies! on this morning (Hymn 185)
Comfort ye, O Israel! and lift no more (Hymn 186)
Praise the Counselor supreme (Hymn 188)
Of heaven’s bounties let us sing (Hymn 190)
How great, how pure is my delight (Hymn 191)
Oh! let us mingle heart and voice (Hymn 198)
Hallelujah! praise to Thee (Hymn 199)
Hallelujah (Hymn 201)
God! to my spirit’s great delight (Hymn 205)
Happy he whom nature mouldeth (Hymn 206)
God of my fathers! in Thy sight (Hymn 207)

Moritz Mayer
God dwells in light (Hymn 193)
O God! to-day our joyful song of praise (Hymn 196)
Rejoice in God, our mighty Rock (Hymn 203)
With grateful hearts of song and praise (Hymn 209)
Almighty God! we pray to Thee (Hymn 210)

Caroline de Litchfield Harby
Arise! let the souls of the Hebrews rejoice (Hymn 194)

Unsigned
O man! frail child of finite pow’rs (Hymn 44)
O Thou! who dwell’st in heights supernal (Hymn 45)
Oh! fill our hearts, almighty King (Hymn 208)

Lift, Lift the Voice of Praise on High – a hymn on “Devotion” by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:08:14 +0000

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	Lift, lift the voice of praise on high, The Lord of life to glorify! Thy spirit bow in humble prayer, Remember mortal, God is here!
	Within the sanctuary’s walls, To dust all proud pretension falls; The curtain of the soul is drawn, And worldly vanities are gone.
	Art thou in power’s highest place? Oh! turn towards the throne of grace; How will thy fancied grandeur fleet, Before thy Maker’s mercy-seat!
	Dost thou of temp’ral treasures boast? Faith slumbers not upon her post; But asks thee, with impressive tone, How thou repayest heaven’s loan.
	If want, by thee unaided, weeps, Nor gleanings from thy harvest reaps, Then art thou poor with all thy gold, For virtue casts thee from her fold.
	Oh! may our thoughts, eternal God! Be suitable to Thy abode; These disengage from sordid schemes, And wean from all ambition’s dreams.
	Let holiness alone pervade, The soul by Thee immortal made; And grant that, till its final flight, Thy praise may prove its chief delight.

“Lift, lift the voice of praise on high,” by Penina Moïse, published in 1842, appears under the subject “Devotion” as Hymn 20 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), pp. 24-25. –Aharon Varady

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We Bring Not to Our Holy Shrine, a hymn for Shavuot by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 19:25:53 +0000

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	We bring not to our holy shrine, Gath’rings like those of Palestine; No golden sheaves, or olives green, Or clustering grapes may there be seen;
	No harvest-song is heard to swell, Where Hebrews in their exile dwell; Yet mourn not Israel for this, Bring ye the fruits of righteousness!
	Cultivate virtue’s holy ground, Where pure philanthropy is found; That human vine that in its folds, With loving-clasp its neighbor holds.
	Let peace its palmy branches spread, And charity its balm-drops shed; Meek faith unto the altar bring, And tears for trespass-offering.
	Fruits of the spirit consecrate To God, supremely wise and great; Reapers of grace shall ye then be, In fields of immortality.

“We bring not to our holy shrine,” by Penina Moïse, published in 1842, appears under the subject “Pentecost (Shabbungote)” as Hymn 71 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), pp. 74-75. –Aharon Varady

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The Sun Shines On With Glorious Light, a hymn on Divine Providence in Relation to Israel by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:44:36 +0000

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	The sun shines on with glorious light, And smiles upon this world of ours; The moon with lustre soft and bright, On earth her silver radiance pours.
	‘Tis God who wreathes the brow of night, With bands of burning, glitt’ring stars; ‘Tis God, with endless power and might, Who moves the morning’s golden bars.
	And He, through all these works sublime, Looks down upon a favored race; For Israel, from creation’s time, Dwelt ‘neath the wing of heavenly grace.
	The light divine of holy love Still sheds on Judah’s broken band A halo beaming from above, And kindled by th’ Almighty’s hand.

“The sun shines on with glorious light,” by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (1809-1869), first published in 1842, appears under the subject of “Divine Providence in Relation to Israel” as Hymn 9 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), p. 14. –Aharon Varady

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Refreshed By Sleep, That Sovereign Balm – a hymn on “Morning” by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:39:39 +0000

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	Refresh’d by sleep, that sov’reign balm, Which best can human woes assuage; My spirit feels a holy calm, And pious thoughts my soul engage.
	That soul which but the previous hour Had in the world of dreams been lost; And perch’d on many a thornless flower, Which fields of fancy only boast,
	Return’d from its wild pilgrimage; Sings first unto the Lord of light— A heav’nly bird in mortal cage, Preparing for its final flight.
	Hear it, thou, eternal God! And grant the blessing it may crave; Cherish it, while on earth’s abode, Receive it, when beyond the grave.
	Too often in this narrow vale, Its note is saddened by distress; But whether joy or grief prevail, Thy name it shall for ever bless.
	And when it struggles to be free, What then is its exalted aim? To reach that immortality, Where angel-hosts thy praise proclaim.

“Refresh’d by sleep, that sov’reign balm” by Penina Moïse, published in 1842, appears under the subject “Morning” as Hymn 48 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), pp. 51-52. –Aharon Varady

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Remember Man While Thou Art Young, a hymn on “Religion in Early Life” by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 20:12:38 +0000

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	Remember man while thou art young, To turn thy heart towards the Lord; Ere sorrow hath thy bosom wrung, Or life hath “loosed its silver cord.”
	Spring hath its flowers,–Youth its sweets; Cradled in both the canker lies; And when one little season fleets, Man’s spirit droops, the blossom dies.
	Ye triflers on the brink of time, Scorn not the sage and silver-haired, When they forewarn ye in your prime, To be for evil days prepared!
	Strong as ye are, shall ye not fall Down to the dust at God’s decree? Proud as ye are, shall not the pall Mantle your frail mortality?
	Praise the Creator, e’re decay Your energies shall paralyze; Or darkness, in the latter day. Shall hide the heavens from your eyes!

“Remember man while thou art young,” by Penina Moïse, published in 1842, appears under the subject “Religion in Early Life” as Hymn 18 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), p. 22. –Aharon Varady

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God Supreme! To Thee I Pray, a hymn on “Submission to the Will of God” by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:23:30 +0000

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	God Supreme! to thee I pray, Let my lips be taught to say, Whether good or ill may flow, Hallelujah, be it so!
	What thy wisdom may dictate, Let thy servant vindicate; Though it may my hopes o’erthrow, Hallelujah, be it so!
	Friends may falsify my trust, Kindred also prove unjust, Wound my heart and chill its glow, Hallelujah, be it so!
	Health and comfort may decline, Why at this should I repine? Both to thee my God I owe, Hallelujah, be it so!
	When by disappointment stung, Hard it is for human tongue, Still to say, though tears may flow, Hallelujah, be it so!
	Yet, from mercy’s aid shall spring, Strength of spirit still to sing, ‘Mid bereavement, pain, and wo, Hallelujah, be it so!

“God Supreme! to thee I pray,” by Penina Moïse, published in 1842, appears under the subject “Submission to the Will of God” as Hymn 32 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), pp. 35-36. –Aharon Varady

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Here At This Temple’s Holy Shrine, a hymn on Devotion by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 21:44:03 +0000

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	Here at this temple’s holy shrine, Let Israel join in sacred prayer; And every thought to him resign, Who sheds on us his tender care. Then hearts sincere in grateful praise; Shall sanctify the hymns we raise.
	Oh! let not pride nor envy dwell, Where righteousness alone should reign; For sweet religion’s holy spell, Shall lead us back to grace again. And all be most supremely blest, Who bow before his high behest.
	Pure is the soul which God hath given; Let sin’s deep stain defile it not! That when life’s feeble chords are riven, And earthly cares in death forgot, To realms of endless bliss it flies, Eternal rest beyond the skies.

“Here at this temple’s holy shrine,” by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (1809-1869), published in 1842, appears under the subject “Devotion” as Hymn 21 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), p. 25. –Aharon Varady

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Naḥamu (Comfort Ye!), a hymn by J.C.L. (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 01:38:39 +0000

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נחמו נחמו	COMFORT YE! COMFORT YE! (Isaiah 40:1)
	By Babel’s streams thy children wept; Then mute, oh! Israel, was thy choir; While as thy weary exiles slept, And on the Willow hung thy Lyre, A Seraph’s voice soft as the dew, Fell on their dream with נחמו (naḥamoo.)
	No song makes glad that mournful voice; No ease is for that bruised breast; ‘Till He who led thee to rejoice, Sends forth on Ẓion his behest! Firm as thy faith in Him is true, Like Manna falls the נחמו (naḥamoo.)
	The stranger hath usurp’d the seat, Where crown’d with glory blaz’d thy Fane, “The flow’ry brooks, thy hallow’d feet Still wash,” oh! Ẓion, still remain, To mark the ruin, and renew The mem’ry of the נחמו (naḥamoo.)
	Thy mercy shines, a ling’ring beam, The Pilgrim on his path to light– From Sinai’s brow, from Jordan’s stream, From off’rings of the heart contrite, Thy promise all our hopes imbue, And blessed is thy נחמו (naḥamoo.)

“Naḥamu (Comfort Ye!),” by an unknown author known only by their initials, J.C.L., was published in 1842, and appears as Hymn 2 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), p. 7. The hymn was one of three original hymns offered at the consecration of the new synagogue building in 1842. The identity of J.C.L. remains undetermined. –Aharon Varady

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When Morning Paints the Eastern Sky, a hymn on the Immortality of the Soul by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:48:20 +0000

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	When morning paints the eastern sky In rich and varied hues of light, Before Thy Throne, Lord! most high, Let all confess Thy pow’r and might.
	When twilight’s shadows gently fall, When evening’s thousand stars appear, When midnight’s gloom o’ershadows all, We’ll think of Thee with hope and fear.
	We seek Thee in the hour of joy, In sorrow bow before Thy will; Thou canst life’s feeble chords destroy, In death each pulse for ever still.
	But Thou wilt still preserve the soul, When purified from earthly stain, When soaring to that heavenly goal, It seeks immortal life to gain.

“When morning paints the eastern sky,” by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (1809-1869), first published in 1842, appears under the subject “Immortality of the Soul” as Hymn 54 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), p. 57. That page is missing in the one copy of the first edition we know to exist. Thankfully, the hymn appears under the same subject as Hymn 40 in Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1856), p. 44. –Aharon Varady

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Mournfully Chant! For Our Choir Accords – a hymn for Tishah b’Av by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:05:57 +0000

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	Mournfully chant! for our choir accords, In sadness of soul, with Ẓion’s exiles: Plaintive their melodies, pensive their words, Tears of repentance now banishing smiles.
	Who will to Israel comfort impart? Who shall his spirit from sorrow release, Bind up the wounds of his penitent heart, Bring the glad tidings of pardon and peace?
	Thou, thou alone who o’er Egypt’s red wave, (When the proud tyrant thy people opprest,) Rose in thy majesty Judah to save, And the redeemed with thy covenant blest!
	Thou, thou alone, oh ineffable God! Hope to the contrite canst ever dispense; Though in the pathway of guilt we have trod, Mercy will plead for the soul that repents.

“Mournfully chant! for our choir accords,” by Penina Moïse, published in 1842, appears under the subject “Commemoration of the Destruction of Jerusalem (Tishnga Beab)” as Hymn 74 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), p. 77. –Aharon Varady

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I Will Extol Thee My King! (Psalms 145), a hymn on Divine Mercy by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:29:23 +0000

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	I will extol Thee, my King! Thy holiness proclaim; And earth with ev’ry voice shall sing, The glories of Thy name.
	Thy tender mercies brightly shine, Immortal is Thy pow’r; Thy love a beaming ray divine, That lights each passing hour.
	The mem’ry of Thy goodness still Shall grateful hearts pervade; Thy majesty and glory will For ever be displayed.
	The eyes all shall wait on Thee, For perfect are Thy ways; And pious hearts united be, O Maker! in Thy praise.

“I will extol Thee, my King! (Psalms 145)” by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (1809-1869), first published in 1842, appears under the subject “Divine Mercy” as Hymn 12 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), p. 17. –Aharon Varady

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When Light Broke Forth at God’s Command (Genesis 9:13), a hymn on Divine Mercy by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:03:34 +0000

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	Genesis 9:13
	When light broke forth at God’s command, It brightened ocean, air and land; ‘Twas then that clouds, and shells, and flowers, Caught vivid colors from its showers.
	But soon the earth waxed bold in guilt, Defiling shrines by virtue built; Proud man pursued his evil course, Unchecked by reason or remorse.
	No ray of light creation cheered; Skies black as mortal sin appeared; Then burst the deluge o’er the doomed, And wrath divine a world entombed.
	Behold! upon the wings of light, Tremble the rain-drops large and bright; And, lo! the tears of recent storm, Have taken Mercy’s radiant form.
	The bow, the covenant, the token, The promise never to be broken, Expands in beauty o’er the sod, Where Noaḥ rears a shrine to God.

“When light broke forth at God’s command (Genesis, Chap. IX. v. 13)” by Penina Moïse, was published in 1842, and appears under the subject of Divine Mercy as Hymn 14 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), p. 18. –Aharon Varady

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Lord of the World! When I Behold – a hymn for Yom Kippur by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 21:54:54 +0000

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	Lord of the world! when I behold The ling’ring shadows of the night, Far, far from the horizon rolled, By the effulgent source of light;
	Cheered is my soul, howe’er opprest; For thus it trusts will mercy’s ray, Shine on the penitential breast, And chase the clouds of sin away.
	Yet, while my eye from nature takes, A token that may hope convey, A secret dread my spirit shakes, Oh God! upon this fearful day,
	The mourner’s dust should strew my head, The shroud my fitting raiment prove; For now my sentence must be read, By the Eternal Judge above.
	Wo, wo, is me! the vain, the proud, The votary of idle mirth; E’en as a bulrush am I bowed, By conscious frailty to the earth.
	Peace, mortal man! nor in despair, Forget there is a mighty hand, Which can redemption’s standard rear, And break corruption’s iron band.
	But, oh! if thou would’st grace entreat Of him who rends the yoke of sin; That mercy let thy brother meet, Which thou would’st from thy father win.
	The wicked thou wilt not forsake, Almighty Sovereign and sire! But from their hearts defilement shake, And love of purity inspire.
	Shepherd of Israel! thy rod Hath driven us from Ẓion’s fold; Let us through righteousness, oh God! The better land of faith behold.

“Lord of the world! when I behold,” by Penina Moïse, published in 1842, appears under the subject “Day of Atonement (Yome Hakipureem)” as Hymn 63 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), pp. 64-65. –Aharon Varady

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Rude are the Tabernacles Now, a hymn for Hoshana Rabbah by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 04:58:33 +0000

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	Rude are the Tabernacles now Of Israel’s scattered band; Still to the East the faithful bow, And bless their father-land. Oh! save us, we beseech thee, Lord! Through every chance and change adored.
	Our tents no cloud of glory boast; Our priests no breast-plates wear; Whose gems before the wondering host The will of God declare. Yet save us, we beseech thee, Lord! And be thy oracles restored!
	Oh! when we think of Palestine, Whose consecrated dust Once bore the hallowed ark and shrine, Of Judah’s only trust; We mourn to mark the stranger there, Who only mocks the Hebrew’s prayer.
	Wake ye who in the deadly sleep Of self-delusion lie! Arise! or ye may live to weep, The time now passing by. Save us, everlasting Lord! Thy aid against remorse afford!
	Let us re-open mercy’s law, And in our bosoms lock, Precepts that humble hearts shall draw, Towards salvation’s rock! Praises to heaven’s sovereign Lord, Who did this treasured gift accord!

“Rude are the Tabernacles now,” by Penina Moïse, published in 1842, appears under the subject “Tabernacles (Sucote)” as Hymn 65 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), pp. 67-68. –Aharon Varady

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He spoke and Thro’ the Gloom Profound, a hymn for Shabbat by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 00:09:57 +0000

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	He spoke and thro’ the gloom profound Effulgent light its glory shed; He breathed and all the earth around With living myriads soon was spread.
	How vast, how holy was the love, That blest us with these gifts divine, While angels, in the choir above, Sung praises round His heavenly shrine.
	Nature in primal beauty glow’d, Her incense, too, to heaven ascending; On every side rich blessings flow’d, His mercy with His goodness blending.
	Still o’er these works of grandeur rose A radiant beam — a heavenly ray — The holy rest, the calm repose, That sanctified the Sabbath-day.
	In sacred song our voices swelling, Let hallelujahs peal around, While seraphs, near His starry dwelling, Shall echo back the grateful sound.

“He spoke and thro’ the gloom profound,” by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (1809-1869), first published in 1842, appears under the subject “Sabbath” as Hymn 56 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), p. 58. –Aharon Varady

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Oh! How Shall Man With God Contend (Job 9), a hymn on “Obedience to the Will of God” by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:27:39 +0000

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	Job 9.
	Oh! how shall man with God contend, (Mighty in strength and wise of heart?) Or hope to prosper in his end, Who blindly plays so bold a part?
	Frail, finite, mortal! wouldst thou stand In judgment with the king of kings, Who can the rising sun command, To gather up his golden wings;
	Conceal his light, his course arrest, Seal up the stars, the heavens spread; Move mountains from their place of rest, And on the waves of ocean tread?
	Should I my righteousness rehearse, Or boast my constant rectitude? What perfect seemed, might prove perverse, When by the eye of heaven viewed.
	I will not reason or reply, But supplicate the judge supreme, My soul with hope to fortify, That I may bless his holy name.

“Oh! how shall man with God contend (Job Chap. IX),” by Penina Moïse, published in 1842, appears under the subject “Obedience to the Will of God” as Hymn 28 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), pp. 31-32. –Aharon Varady

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Morn breaks upon Moriah’s height! – a hymn for Rosh haShanah by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 21:30:10 +0000

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	Morn breaks upon Moriah’s height! A father and his only son, There bow towards the rising light, And humbly say, God’s will be done!
	With trembling hand but faithful heart, The sire binds his sinless boy; Prepared with that sweet pledge to part, Which he who lent would now destroy.
	On Sarah, most his thoughts were bent, When she no more should meet her child; But mourn within her lonely tent, For him, the pure, the undefiled.
	Yet firmly Abram grasps the blade; But ere the fatal stroke descends, A beam hath round the victim played, An angel o’er the altar bends!
	Forbear! the test of faith is o’er; Unbind the sacrificial cord! Yon Heav’n provided ram secure, To bleed and burn before the Lord.
	Blow, blow the trumpet of gladness now! God’s clemency and love confess! Who hath fulfilled His solemn vow, In Isaac’s seed the earth to bless.

“Morn breaks upon Moriah’s height!” by Penina Moïse, published in 1842, appears under the subject “New Year (Roshe Hashannah)” as Hymn 60 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), pp. 61-62. –Aharon Varady

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O’er All This Wide and Beauteous Earth, a hymn on Divine Mercy by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:23:30 +0000

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	O’er all this wide and beauteous earth, One God immortal reigns His glory, truth, and unity Link’d by eternal chains.
	Let angels join in holy song, Around His heav’nly throne, And mortals, with undying hope, Look up to Him alone.
	The gratitude of ev’ry heart Its incense bears to Thee, Ruler of the starry sky, The earth and boundless sea!
	Thy mercy shines divinely bright, A mild, yet glowing beam, And ev’ry soul that worships Thee, In love wilt Thou redeem.
	Thy blessings fall like morning dews, To cheer each troubled breast; Thy presence o’er the universe For ever is confessed.
	‘Tis Thou canst calm the angry waves, And still the tempest’s roar, Almighty God! whose glory gilds Eternity’s bright shore.

“O’er all this wide and beauteous earth” by Cordelia Moïse Cohen (1809-1869), first published in 1842, appears under the subject “Divine Mercy” as Hymn 13 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), pp. 17-18. –Aharon Varady

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With Rapture I Behold the Light, a hymn for Shabbat by Gershon Lazarus (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 22:15:12 +0000

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	With rapture I behold the light Of thy returning day; Direct, O God, my steps aright, Nor let me from thee stray.
	On thee alone, my hopes rely, Thy name be ever blessed; Here, in this soul, thy unity Stands sacredly confess’d.
	O, banish hence, far from my mind, All evil thoughts away; And grant my soul may favor find, On this, thy holy day.
	And at the altar as I bend, To supplicate thy care; In mercy, Lord! thy blessing send, Upon my humble prayer.

“With Rapture I Behold the Light,” by Gershon Lazarus (1809-1869), published in 1842, appears under the subject “Sabbath” as Hymn 58 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), p. 60. The title and wording of the first stanza were changed by the time the hymn was republished in the Union Hymnal for Jewish Worship (CCAR 1914). The wording provided here is as published in 1842. –Aharon Varady

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Rebuke Me Not Nor Chasten Me (Psalms 38), a hymn on “Confidence in God” by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 23:47:37 +0000

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	Psalms 38.
	Rebuke me not nor chasten me, In Thy displeasure, Lord! But let a frail transgressor be To virtue’s path restored.
	My heart like grass is withered up, Sorrow my strength destroys; Sin’s bitter drop within my cup, Life’s sparkling draught alloys.
	In vain my spirit seeks repose From all its worldly cares; Mine adversaries round me close, They compass me with snares.
	My friends and kinsmen stand aloof, And mock me from afar; My soul, untouched by their reproof, Turns to its guiding-star.
	For with unbroken trust will I, In Thee, my God, confide; Who deigns the meek to dignify, The arrogant to chide.

“Rebuke me not, nor chasten me (Psalm XXXVIII),” by Penina Moïse, published in 1842, appears under the subject “Confidence in God” as Hymn 29 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), pp. 32-33. –Aharon Varady

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Almighty God Whose Will Alone (Genesis 16:13), a hymn on Omniscience by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina) — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:58:02 +0000

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	Genesis 16:13
	Almighty God! whose will alone Sufficed the world to fabricate; Whose comprehensive glance is thrown O’er every empire, realm and state; How from Thy ever-searching eye, Can man the heart’s dominion hide? Where passions among virtues lie, As reptiles among flowers glide.
	Father of mercies! aid my soul, Its failings to eradicate; Let truth its every thought control, Its every feeling elevate. Fearless before Thee let me stand, Oh Lord! in conscious rectitude; And feel, when human deeds are scanned, That mine with favor shall be viewed.

“Almighty God! whose will alone (Genesis, Chap. XVI, v. 13),” by Penina Moïse, was published in 1842, and appears under the subject of “Omniscience” as Hymn 7 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), pp. 12-13. –Aharon Varady