Tune: Ach Gott Und Herr
('Strengthen for service, Lord, the hands')
Luke 2 v.25-35
For Candlemas - The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, aged 40 days
(Feb 2nd)
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Simeon of Christ prophesied
His wishes were not denied
Waiting for the consolation
Of Israel and each nation
The Spirit did to him reveal
He should see Christ, was God's will
Before this life he departed
This grace to him imparted
So coming to the Temple, there
He in a blessing did share
Mary, Joseph, and Jesus young
Words spoken, praise to Him sung
For Simeon did Jesus hold
'Nunc Dimittis' was then told
Lord, now let me, your servant, Lord
Depart, your word does accord
For my eyes have your salvation
Seen, Christ for every nation
You, O God, have prepare Him sure
Before all peoples face, pure
A light to lighten the Gentiles
No longer wait, no more whiles
And the glory of your people
Lord, he be to Israel all
Jesus' parents did wonder there
And more Simeon did share
Said to Mary, This child He be
Set to bring man's destiny
Set for the fall and rise again
Of many in Israel, then
He be a sign spoken against
By those who know no repents
This so the thoughts of many hearts
May be revealed, e'en deep parts
And a sword shall too Mary's soul
Pierce, suffering take its toll
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Author:
orchidee (
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- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.7.8.7. metre. An occasion of a sort of Infant Dedication, rather than a Christening, practised in some churches in the present days. Original hymn goes back to 4th Century and St Ephraem the Syrian.
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Thanks for KARYOKE HYMN Uncle Steve : Excellent. I was raised CATHOLIC and we do (in Faith) Baptise Infants and select GODPARENTS who will nurture their FAITH ! In the EVANGELICAL CHURCH (in the UK) where Brian & I attend (My Parents are Happy about that !) they DEDICATE and when a Person is converted they BAPTISE them by IMMERSION : AMEN. If we have Children : we will dedicate them : BUT we will also choose GODPARENTS for them OK ! Its 11 pm here. Tired after a DAY of SUN & FUN :
Love & Blessings in the SPIRIT :
ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡
Please check CITY LONELINESS : Thanks !
Thanks B&A. It baffles some folk, if they're expecting an Infant Christening, and it's a Dedication! Some Christenings are horrific - for the baby, dangled over water and splashed. Some are like pantomimes, where they just have the baby 'done', or as a naming ceremony.
Thanks Uncle Steve ~ Brian here ! Any Church Service in which a Baby is welcomed into the Church Family should be carried out with the same solemnity as would a Communion Service. In Evangelical Services ~ The Parents & Godparents are invited on to the Platform when the Pastor ~ Names & Dedicates the Child to GOD ! The Congregation agree to be part of the Spiritual Upbringing of the Child \"In the Fear & Admonition of the LORD !\" It is a big & solemn responsibility and should never denigrade into a PANTOMIME ! In our Church there is always a \"Bun Fight\" afterwards and then People can let their hair down. The same is true of Weddings & Funerals etc. We hace excellent internal Caterers which saves a lot especially on Wedding Receptions. The CHURCH is TT so we never have any punch-ups @ Weddings !
Thanks for your comments ~
Blessings & Love in the Spirit B & A 🧡🧡🧡🧡
Is St' Ephraim the Syrian a mate of your's by any chance, or was he in the year above you at ye olde school?
Thanks Neville. Yep, seeing as some of us on here are very old (me anyway) he was a school mate of mine - oohh around 315AD I reckon.
I remember him phoning for a helicopter back in 1066 - sadly it arrived too late.
Now then, what we seem to have here, is a clear case of folie a deux....
La folie est une vertu
Folie a deux (I googled it, I dunno these foreign phrases much). Folie est une vertu. Method in our madness?!
Madness is a virtue - very few of us are so blessed - we belong to a select band Orchi.
Oh, doth none others understand us, carrying on in our merry madness? Dunno if Shakespeare wrote anything like this heehee.
If he didn't he should have done.
Just to set the record straight you guys....folie a deux.... is a clinical term used to describe the phenomenon of two individuals sharing the same delusional belief... only one have I ever encountered folie a trois.........cheers
Ah - didn't know that - well you can make it twice now - I took it literally as the madness of two - right either way - lol
Well done Michael... and I do mean that most sincerely ... as Hughie Green used to say.. only, I do mean it... N
Hughie wasn't sincere, we know. He was sort of creepy I think. lol.
precisely.. that is why I added.. "only, I do mean it"... and I still do... cheers
You're sincerer than Hughie! Who isn't?!
Bless ya squire & true... Neville
Bit shifty he was; didn't like the look of him. lol.
not many did.. but there ya go there but for the grace etc etc...
Well, I didn't know the 'other side' of Hughie until it all got reported. I quite liked him on telly in his shows, except he got all political at the end of one show, as if he was gonna start some uprising or summat.
no one knew the other side of him.... until afterwards... N
I think some might but we'd better not go there!
Better not....
Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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