Selected Religious Poems of Solomon ibn Gabirol

This collection presents the devotional and liturgical poetry of Solomon ibn Gabirol, one of the great medieval Hebrew poets. Historically important for its synthesis of philosophy, spirituality, and poetic craft, it offers hymns and meditations that express themes of longing, divine majesty, and human humility in elegant Hebrew verse.

Solomon ibn Gabirol (c. 1021–c. 1058), also known in Latin as Avicebron, was an influential Hebrew poet and philosopher whose *Fons Vitae* articulated a neoplatonic metaphysics that later shaped both Jewish and Christian thought. His poetry and philosophy secured him a lasting place in medieval religious and mystical literature.