Thy praises I ever will render;
While breath is, my lips all Thy wonders shall say,
Thy truth and Thy kindness so tender.
Then exult in the Law on its festival day,
The Law is our Light and Defender.
FESTIVAL PRAYER BOOK.
(Trans. I. Zangwill.)
SIMCHAS TORAH
LECHAYIM,[76] my brethren, Lechayim, I say,
Health, peace, and good fortune I wish you to-day.