Hymn for Tabernacles - Eleazar ben Jacob Kalir

Thy praise, O Lord! will I proclaim 

In hymns unto thy glorious name. 

O thou Redeemer, Lord and King, 

Redemption to thy faithful bring! 

Before thine altar they rejoice 

With branch of palm and myrtle stem, 

To thee they raise the prayerful voice 

Have mercy, save and prosper them. 

Mayst thou, in mercy manifold, 

Dear unto thee thy people hold, 

When at thy gate they bend the knee, 

And worship and acknowledge thee. 

Do thou their hearts' desire fulfil, 

Rejoice with them in love this day, 

Forgive their sins and thoughts of ill, 

And their transgressions cast away. 

They overflow with prayer and praise 

To him, who knows the future days. 

Have mercy thou, and hear the prayer 

Of those who palms and myrtles bear. 

Thee day and night they sanctify, 

And in perpetual song adore; 

Like to the heavenly hosts they cry : 

"Blessed art thou for evermore." 

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Eleazar ben Jacob Kalir [Eleazar HaKalir, Eleazar ben Killir or Eleazar Kalir ] (c. 570 – c. 640) Israel?

Translator not stated, possibly Dr. W. Wynn Westcott

Source: The sacred books and early literature of the East; with an historical survey and descriptions, Vol IV Medieval Hebrew,  Charles Francis Horne, Parke, Austin and Lipscomb Inc., 1917

NB: The exact place of birth of  Eleazar ben Jacob Kalir is not known other than he was somewhere in the near Middle East. He has streets named after him in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.