The Pilgrim March, a hymn for Sukkot by Angie Irma Cohon (1921)

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Date: 2022-06-24

Last Updated: 2025-03-24

Categories: Sukkot

Tags: 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, hymns

Excerpt: "The Pilgrim March" by Angie Irma Cohon is a hymn for Sukkot published in her תפלת ישראל (Tefilat Yisrael) A Brief Jewish Ritual (Women of Miẓpah 1921), p. 22. . . .

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	Happy pilgrims, to Thy shrine, Laden with the harvest’s store, Bear we bounty of the vine And the fruits the orchard bore; And wheat and oats and barley sheaves And rainbow-colored Autumn leaves.
	Portions great or small, From Thy hand come all. So, of what we have, we bring, While our hearts, rejoicing, sing. To our words, Thine ear incline, As we near Thy sacred shrine.
	Then hear us, O hear us, O Father of love, While songs of praise and gratitude Fill earth and heaven above. Then hear us, O hear us, O Father of love, While songs of praise and gratitude Fill earth and heaven above. Let the valleys filled with plenty, Fair hills that know no dearth, Join our paean of thanksgiving To the God of heaven and earth.

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“The Pilgrim March” by Angie Irma Cohon is a hymn for Sukkot published in her תפלת ישראל (Tefilat Yisrael) A Brief Jewish Ritual (Women of Miẓpah 1921), p. 22.

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Contributor: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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  Name: Angie Irma Cohon
  Bio: Angie Irma Cohon (née Reinhart, 1890-1991) was a Jewish author, poet, translator, and educator. Born to parents J.F. and Amelia (Marks) Reinhart in 1890, Cohon lived in Portland, Oregon until moving to Ohio at 19 to attend Hebrew Union College. She transferred to the University of Cincinnati, earning a bachelors degree in 1912. On June 12 of the same year she graduated, Cohon married Rabbi Samuel S. Cohon. In Chicago, they ran Temple Mizpah, with A. Irma Cohon organizing the sisterhood (Women of Mizpah) and the synagogue's religious school. A prayer pamphlet she prepared, A Brief Jewish Ritual, was published by Women of Mizpah in 1921. Cohon is best known for her contributions to the field of Jewish music in the English language. The National Council on Jewish Women published Introduction to Jewish Music in Eight Illustrated Lectures, with a second edition coming out in 1923. This work became a basis for the Council's study of music for nearly 30 years. She collaborated with Abraham Zevi Idelsohn on Harvest Festivals, A Children’s Succoth Celebration (1925).
  Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angie_Irma_Cohon
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/angie-irma-cohon
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  Name: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
  Bio: Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also translates prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)
  Website: https://aharon.varady.net
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/aharon-varady-transcription

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Title: the pilgrim march – hymn for sukkot (Felix Adler and A. Irma Cohon 1921) – cropped
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