Untouched by man, the land lay bare;
no fruit nor flowers did grow there.
A wild and unkempt land it was,
the wilderness.
Then pilgrims came with tools and seed.
They came to plow the cold, hard ground
to plant their seed, and to water the
ground with blood, sweat and tears.
Expelled from the world, they joined
hands and came to rebuild their
homeland, to plant and to pray,
believing their families would join
them one day in the land of the Jews.
They gave up their old lives in
exchange for the new.
And Israel prospered and Israel grew,
where she stands a reminder to
both Gentile and Jew; A miracle.