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SONGS OF EXILE

The Lord is My Portion

By Jehudah Halevi


SERVANTS of time, lo! these be slaves of slaves;
But the Lord's servant hath his freedom whole.
Therefore, when every man his portion craves,
"The Lord God is my portion," saith my soul.