Confirmation (Father, see Thy suppliant children), a hymn for a Confirmation ritual by Felix Adler (1868)
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Last Updated: 2025-03-29
Categories: Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers
Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., confirmation, English vernacular prayer, hymns
Excerpt: "Confirmation (Father, see thy suppliant children)" is a hymn written by Felix Adler and published in Hymns, for Divine Service in the Temple Emanu-El (1871), hymn №34, p. 68. We have tentatively dated this hymn to 1868, since another hymn by Adler ("School-hymn, no. 36") can be found appended from another unattributed work in A Guide to Instruction in the Israelitsh Religion (Samuel Adler, trans. M. Mayer, Temple Emanu-El, 1864, 4th printing 1868). . . .
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Confirmation.
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Father, see Thy suppliant children
Trembling stand before Thy throne,
To confirm the vow of Horeb:
“We will serve the Lord alone.”
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Thy command shall be engraven
On the tables of our heart,
Till the heart in death be broken
And the cord of life shall part.
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When dark tempests lowering gather
It will be our strength and stay,
It will be our guardian angel
Upon life’s laborious way.
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As a sheltering cloud at noon-tide,
As a flaming fire by night,
Through prosperity and sorrow
It will guide our steps aright.
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Till we reach the land of promise,
When the toils of earth are past,
Till we sleep the sleep eternal
In the realms of peace at last.
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“Confirmation (Father, see thy suppliant children)” is a hymn written by Felix Adler and published in Hymns, for Divine Service in the Temple Emanu-El (1871), hymn №34, p. 68. We have tentatively dated this hymn to 1868, since another hymn by Adler (“School-hymn, no. 36”) can be found appended from another unattributed work in A Guide to Instruction in the Israelitsh Religion (Samuel Adler, trans. M. Mayer, Temple Emanu-El, 1864, 4th printing 1868).
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Contributor: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
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Name: Felix Adler
Bio: Felix Adler (August 13, 1851 – April 24, 1933) was a German-Jewish American professor of political and social ethics, rationalist, influential lecturer on euthanasia, religious leader, and social reformer who, in 1876, founded the Ethical Culture movement. Felix Adler was the son of Rabbi Samuel Adler of Temple Emanu-El, the most prominent reform synagogue in New York City.
Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Adler_(professor)
Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/felix-adler
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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
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