Shemot. Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA. Undated
- Title
- Shemot. Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA. Undated
- Author
- Morais, Sabato
- Format
- 3 pages on 1 sheet
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 9, Folder 10
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3r49gv8g/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3r49gv8g
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx9FF10_6.xml
- content
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For Shemot (after Hertz Wessel.)
God! From righteous Israel Jacob--the choice vine of Thy planting--spring up the sweet tendril that clung to the parental stock. The storm of violence would have blighted its growth, but Thy Providence fenced it around. To accomplish marvellous ends, Thou didst transplant that healthy branch into a foreign soil. There Thy divine care tended it, until it grew apace, and expanded, to shelter the weary, and give sustenance to the hungry sustenance. Aye, O Lord! Thy hand, that doeth wonders, raised Joseph from the pit of destruction, and sat him on a princely throne, to rule nations with equity, and teach their senators wisdom. Thy goodness mirrored forth on his countenance, drew towards him the will grace of a mighty king, and thus was salvation wrought for the household of Jacob Israel. Egypt opened her gates to welcome the fathers of Thy tribes, and unto those who had dreaded famine, treasures were given as an inheritance. But the days of tranquillity became fearfully short. and gloomy A long night of trials darkened the dwelling place of Thy place people. There were forged the chains,
which enslaved the powerless. Then did the water of the Nile mix mingle with the blood of the innocent. But as the seed burned low in the earth, still strikes root, and blooms, and yields luscious fruit, even so it came to pass with Thy goodly vine, O Lord! When its beauty seemed fast waning, and as if destined to wither away, Thou didst shed upon it a ray of Thy light, and it revived, and brought forth the most delight--ful of fruits. Moses arose from f the seed despised and trampled on. He that vindicated justice, sprung from among those most tribes a race unjustly dealt with. He that broke asunder the rod of oppression, drew the first breath of life amidst the cries of the oppressed. The river had said. "Mine shall this rich spoil also be". But the glorious precious babe lay securely on the tossing waves, un--til the hand which was to thrust it aside, rocked it in royal splendour. Oh! may the narrative of these wonders, be a jewelled ring in the our willing ears. May the stupendous history, with which the second volume of Thy inspiration opens, be a healing to the desponding heart. From it we should teach learn never to orphan, but to lean upon Thee, who art nigh, when we thought
deliverance afar off. May the lesson derived from that history infuse within us the hope that gladdens, and the piety which sustains the soul. For unto our fathers, in the hour of unutterable anguish Thou didst send an angel to comfort, and to work redemption. For them Thou didst work perform an unforeseen liberation when amidst the burning unconsuming-bush,--typical of our Israel's ever--lasting existence Thou didst inspire with fire of zeal the greatest of legislators, and the noblest of ca champion of liberty, even Moses the son of Amram, Grant O God that we a residue of the faithful, may love that hero of self-abugation commensurately with his deserts; but above all may we love his word, the heavenly Law which has length of days in her right-hand, true riches and glory in her left. So may it be. Amen. - Identifier
- p3r49gv8g
- identifier
- SMBx9FF10_6
Part of Shemot. Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA. Undated
Morais, Sabato, “Shemot. Morais, Sabato. Philadelphia, PA. Undated”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed September 19, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/91213