אֵל נוֹרָא עֲלִילָה — God That Doest Wondrously (Ne’ilah)
God, that doest wondrously,
God, that doest wondrously,
Pardon at Thy people’s cry,
As the closing hour draws nigh!
Few are Israel’s sons, and weak;
Thee, in penitence, they seek.
O regard their anguished cry,
As the closing hour draws nigh!
Souls in grief before Thee poured,
Agonize for deed and word;
‘We have sinned. Forgive!’ they cry,
As the closing hour draws nigh!
Heal them! Let their trust in Thee
Turn aside Wrath’s dread decree;
Doom them not, but heed their cry,
As the closing hour draws nigh!
For our Fathers’ righteousness
Save us now in our distress;
Make us glad with freedom’s cry,
As the closing hour draws nigh!
R. MOSHEH.
(Trans. S. Solis-Cohen.)