Religion
My Heart Seeth Thee
Translated by Nina Salaman (1924) · From Selected Poems of Jehudah Halevi (Jewish Publication Society, 1924)
My thoughts awaken me with Thy name,
And set Thy mercies before me.
They teach me of the soul Thou hast formed,
Bound up within me;—it is wonderful in mine eyes!
And my heart seeth Thee and hath faith in Thee
As though it had stood by at Sinai.
I have sought Thee in my visions, and there passed
Thy glory by me, descending in my clouds.
My musings have roused me from my couch
To bless Thy glorious Name, O Lord.
Codex Note
Salaman no. 75. Devotional Poems.
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Halevi, Judah. “My Heart Seeth Thee.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/81/.
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Halevi, Judah. “My Heart Seeth Thee.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/81/.
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