This piece is a piyyut or Liturgical poem. The genre of Liturgical poetry originated in Spain circa the ninth century CE (post-Muslim-Conquest of the Iberian Peninsula) among Jewish poets. In a lot of cases the piyyut genre was influenced by traditional Arabic poetry. The words of this piyyut evoke images of dawn and tranquility. There is also a subtle tone of imploring as the poet asks God to grant him another morning in which to pray and offer thanks for life renewed. The poet also speaks with
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