THE FEAST OF LIGHTS
KINDLE the taper like the steadfast star,
Ablaze on evening’s forehead o’er the earth,
And add each night a lustre till afar
An eightfold splendour shine above thy hearth.
Clash, Israel, the cymbals, touch the lyre,
Blow the brass trumpet and the harsh-tongued horn;
Chant psalms of victory till the heart takes fire,
The Maccabean spirit leap new-born.
EMMA LAZARUS.