The American Jewess

O YOUNGEST daughter of thy ancient race,

In thy behalf great progress has been wrought;

Thou hast advanced unto a higher place

In this free land of stirring act and thought.

Unhampered child of liberty art thou,

Upon whom smiles each science and each art;

The fetters of the past are rent and now

Thou canst go freely forth and do thy part.

But more than this the present means to thee:

Thou art the sponsor of thy people’s weal,

And thine the sacred privilege to be

The guardian spirit of its high ideal—

To seek the right, uphold the just, the true,

And make of each a better man, a worthier Jew.