Ḥanukkah, a hymn by Isaac Mayer Wise (1868)
Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=41083
open_content_license: Public Domain (17 U.S. Code §105 - Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works) Date: 2021-11-29
Last Updated: 2025-03-27
Categories: Ḥanukkah
Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., hymns
Excerpt: "Hannukah" appears as hymn XXXVIII in מנהג אמעריקא: תפלות בני ישורון Minhag America: Hymns, Psalms & Prayers in English and German by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, et al (1868), p. 104 and 106. . . .
Content:
Ḥanukkah, the feast of lights, is in commemoration of the victories of the Maccabees over Antiochus Epiphanes and the Syrians and the re-dedication of the temple of Jerusalem.
| Contribute a translation |
Source (English) |
|
|
In the Lord is our strength and our power,
He’s our Rock and our Refuge eternal,
His unutterable grace is our tower,
As His love is affection paternal;
Only source of all truth irrefutable,
He’s our God and Redeemer immutable,
|
|
|
When the Syrian foe desecrated
The abode of His glorious presence,
And the people, His love consecrated,
Was enslaved by a king without conscience,
The Almighty pour’d forth inspiration
On Mattathia’s sons and his nation.
|
|
|
Feeble hearts were transported with valor
To reconquer the altar and Ariel;
Divine power unfurled Judah’s banner,
Consecrated the arms of Israel;
The Almighty revealed His salvation
On Mattathia’s sons and his nation.
|
|
|
The perpetual fire on the altar
Was rekindled by victors enraptured;
To our God they resounded the psalter,
And the trumpet of Freedom recaptured;
Over Pagan oppression and blindness
Again triumphed our God’s loving-kindness.
|
|
|
Let us sing a new song of thanksgiving,
At the lights of the feast, Halleluyah !
To the Lord of all lands of the living
And the dead, let us shout Halleluyah !
Halleluyah, the Lord of creation,
Halleluyah, the God of Salvation,
Halleluyah!
|
“Hannukah” appears as hymn number XXXVIII in מנהג אמעריקא: תפלות בני ישורון Minhag America: Hymns, Psalms & Prayers in English and German by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, et al (1868), p. 104 and 106.
Source(s)
Contributor: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
Co-authors:
-
Name: Isaac Mayer Wise
Bio: Isaac Mayer Wise (29 March 1819, Steingrub (now Lomnička, Czech Republic), Austrian Empire – 26 March 1900, Cincinnati), was an American Reform rabbi, editor, and author. At his death he was called "the foremost rabbi in America."
Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Mayer_Wise
Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/isaac-mayer-wise
-
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
Featured Image:
Title: hannukah (isaac mayer wise 1868)
Caption:
