On this solemn and sacred day, which marketh my passage from boyhood to
manhood, I humbly venture to raise my eyes unto Thee, and to declare,
with sincerity and truth, that henceforth I will observe all Thy
commandments, and undertake and bear the responsibility of all mine
actions towards Thee. In my earliest infancy I was brought within Thy
sacred covenant with Israel, and to-day I again enter as an active
responsible member, the pale of Thine elect congregation, in the midst
of which I will never cease to glorify Thy holy name in the face of all
nations.
Do Thou, O Heavenly Father, hearken unto this my humble prayer, and
vouchsafe unto me Thy gracious blessings, so that my earthly life may
be sustained and made happy by Thine ineffable mercies. Teach me the
way of Thy statutes, that I may obey them, and faithfully carry out
Thine ordinances. Dispose my heart to love Thee and to fear Thy holy
name, and grant me Thy support and the strength necessary to avoid the
worldly dangers which encompass the path lying before me. Save me from
temptation, so that I may with fortitude observe Thy holy Law, and
those precepts on which human happiness and eternal life depend. Thus I
will every day of my life trustfully and gladly proclaim:
“Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One!”