Luminous Light - 2

orchidee



Tune: Lux Benigna

('Lead, kindly light')

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Lord, light our way, where darkness seems to loom

Like heavy gloom

Inspire, anoint us, showers of your grace

Fall on each face

So looking to you we made radiant

You in us, we in you, your Son you sent

 

Help us today's light seek, to be content

And to relent

From pursuing tomorrow's light, for we 

Not yet it see

But in your time you daily bread provide

While comforting us, in our hearts reside

 

Forgive where we dull, slow to act may be

Come set us free

Give boldness, courage, strength and energy

E'en unto me

That serving you acceptably we will

Know your presence, your Spirit with us still

 

Knowing no deed or word need be useless

You will it bless

We your witnesses, your evangelists

We know sure this

Sharing the gospel message and our Lord

He the eternal, e'er the living Word

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 23rd, 2018 01:44
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 10.4.10.4.10.10.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 17
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  • Goldfinch60

    Amen.

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold.

    • Michael Edwards

      Where is the luminous light?
      It's behind you!
      I've seen the light !

      • orchidee

        Thanks Michael. If all else fails, put a new battery in the torch!

        • Michael Edwards

          You always give such eminent advice - thank you Orchi.

          • orchidee

            Miss Berles advises me, but she goes made if me syllables are incorrect. Such as when me telly wouldn't work, she said 'Plug it in and put the mains switch on'. Hmm, I never though of that. Brilliant, don't you agree?

            • Michael Edwards

              she's an intellectual.

              • orchidee

                Did you meet her the other evening on your entertaining?

              • Laura🌻

                Orchi,

                A fine write and clip!

                ~Laura~

                • orchidee

                  Thanks Laura.

                • BRIAN & ANGELA

                  ANGELA HERE UNCLE STEVE: From the Bay of Islands NZ. I love this hymn and my Spiritual Mantra is "Lead thou me on, I do not ask to see, the Distant Scene one step enough for me!" Only GOD knew Id be dancing the POI (see my Poem) for BRIAN this week. I love the sentiments in the Poem :

                  Help us todays light seek, to be content
                  And to relent
                  From pursuing tomorrows light
                  For we not yet it see !

                  I love your line contortions for the
                  sake of rhyme, so quaint & medieval!

                  You lift up my heart every Morning
                  Lots of LOVE ANGELA XXXX

                  • orchidee

                    Thanks A&B. Of course, we wouldn't say 'We not yet it see' in everyday chat. 'I not yet today faint' not having read any swoony stuff! lol. I'm a medieval monk maybe. Call me Rasputin - mad!
                    Bit pesky - start off on 10 syllables, then short lines of only 4 syllables, then back to 10 syllables again!

                  • Fay Slimm.

                    A lovely read Orchi - thanks for sharing.

                    • orchidee

                      Thanks Fay.



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