Blessings for Chanukah
Jessie E. Sampter 1883 (New York City) – 1938 (Kibbutz Givat Brenner)
Blessed art thou, O God our Lord,
Who made us holy with his word,
And told us on this feast of light
To light one candle more each night.
(Because when foes about us pressed
To crush us all with death or shame,
The Lord his priests with courage blest
To strike and give his people rest
And in the House that he loved best
Relight our everlasting flame.)
Blest art Thou, the whole world’s King,
Who did so wonderful a thing
For our own fathers true and bold
At this same time in days of old!
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Submitted by naama on July 13, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XXAA BCBBBC DDEE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 489 |
Words | 98 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 6, 4 |
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