At The Dawn

Rabbi Solomon ibn Gabirol 1021 (Málaga, Caliphate of Cordoba) – 1070 (Valencia, Taifa of Valencia/Toledo)



At the dawn I seek Thee,
  Rock and refuge tried,
In due service speak Thee
  Morn and eventide.

‘Neath Thy greatness shrinking,
  Stand I sore afraid,
All my secret thinking
  Bare before Thee laid.

  Little to Thy glory
Heart or tongue can do;
  Small remains the story,
Add we spirit too.

  Yet since man’s praise ringing
May seem good to Thee,
  I will praise Thee singing
While Thy breath’s in me.
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Rabbi Solomon ibn Gabirol

Solomon ibn Gabirol or Solomon ben Judah was an 11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher in the Neo-Platonic tradition. He published over a hundred poems, as well as works of biblical exegesis, philosophy, ethics and satire. more…

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