Tune: Albano
('Once, only once, and once for all')
Mark 7 v.24-30
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Jesus did go to Tyre, Sidon
And there met a woman
A Syrian of Phoenicia
She did with Him confer
Lord, my daughter has a demon
A spirit, unclean one
Falling at His feet, she did plead
That He would meet her need
Her desire that He would cast out
The demon with no doubt
Cast it out from her daughter, so
She would her healing know
But Jesus said, Let the children
And too the women, men
The children of God, Jews they be
Let them be first filled, see
For 'tis not good the children's bread
To take, that dogs be fed
As little dogs, as household pets
Cared for with no regrets
True Lord, she said, and I Gentile
Am as a dog, my style
Under the table do I eat
Children's crumbs at their feet
For this saying, Jesus did say
Go home now, make your way
Your faith is shown, your daughter sure
Is healed, demon no more
And so was true, for she did see
Her daughter at home free
Laid on her bed in peace and calm
No demon more to harm
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: January 25th, 2019 03:15
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem 8.6.8.6. metre. It's said that Jesus was not insulting the (Gentile) woman by implying she was a dog. The type of dog seems to be a small domestic dog, a family pet, rather than a wild dog or scavenger. The aim seems to be to get to faith, or show some spark - or 'crumb' of faith even. So she shares in the children's (Jews) bread, as it were, with her daughter's healing.
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Comments4
Meanwhile - maybe she even had a dog, named Fido - as I do! heehee.
crumbs indeed... thank crust for small mercies
Thank Neville. lol.
pleasure.... N 🙂
Poetic slices dear Orchi.
Thanks Michael. White or brown bread? And did she actually have a dog?
No - the dog was brown bread.
Very good write Orchi, these poems on Marks Gospel are all good.
Thanks Gold - from one of the Synoptic Gospels - quite a long word there!
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