Gifts
Yakov Azriel

"O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for his unconditional love endures forever."


(Psalm 136:1)


Your love, Your unconditional love, Lord,
Reflected in the shining of Your face
And in its light; Your freely given grace
Which overflows the cup that You have poured
For us to drink; the undeserved reward
Which You bestow on us; Your warm embrace
Uplifting us from every lowly place
In which we hid, from caverns we explored —

All these You've given us, O Lord. No word
In human speech is able to express
The vastness of Your mercy's sea, or how
You navigate our ships. Still, the Faith-bird
Possesses songs revealing ways to bless
Your name aboard our boats, both aft and bow.

Yakov Azriel is an English language poet who lives in Israel