Soliloquy On Silence

orchidee



Tune: St Clement

('The day thou gavest Lord is ended')

Romans 3 v.19-20

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Whate'er the law says, it says to those

Under the law, so mouths stopped, close

Mankind standing before God silent

No self-defence, but penitent

 

Our spiritual state, sinners, guilty

If Christ is not our Saviour, see

Nothing I can say in my defence

But solely trust in Christ from hence

 

I coem to you Lord, hands here empty

Nothing to offer to you, see

With which to save self, but receiving

Christ's righteousness, I believing

 

Not my good works, they ne'er can atone

For Christ me saves, and He alone

Not my self-righteousness I give you

But in Christ stand before you true

 

By deeds of law no flesh justified

In God's sight, they shall be denied

For by the law is knowledge of sin

Only God's grace can cleanse within

 

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 18th, 2019 03:06
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 9.8.9.8. metre. Based on a short study-book meditation. Maybe not the usual sort of poem on silence. Erm, not my famous 'Silent Poem' with no words, which runs for 3,647 verses. How would you know when you reached the end?! How long is your 'Silent Poem'
  • Category: Spiritual
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Comments4

  • orchidee

    You gone to bed, maybe reading this Evening hymn-tune of a Morning?!

  • Nicholas Browning

    I like the meter change. It's almost like a limitation lifted from the previous works. Expanded, it seems. Well done.
    I haven't written a "Silent" poem, maybe I should try it.

    • orchidee

      Thanks Nicholas. So, this isn't about 'silence' in itself really. There's a 'Common Metre' for hymns. It's 8.6.8.6. You may see it a lot, cos it's common! Yep, anyone can do a 'Silent Poem' - the sort with no words in it! heehee, It's cheating a bit. But hey, you could have 10 million verses to it. No-one knows when they've reached the end. All written instantly. lol.

      • Nicholas Browning

        I've never thought of it that way. Hmmmm.

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      • Goldfinch60

        Good write Orchi.

        • orchidee

          Thanks Gold. We're waffling here - 17 more comments above!

        • ANGELA & BRIAN

          Thanks UNCLE STEVE ~ BRIAN here ~ Its 10pm MONDAY (busy day !) so Ive come to this poem at the right time for the HYMN ~ One of our faves ! Love the message in the Poem it complments BILLY GRAHAMS Altar Call !

          Just as I am without one plea
          But that thou bidst me come to thee
          O LAMB of GOD I come !

          Thanks for sharing & uplifting
          BRIAN & ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡

          • orchidee

            Thanks B&A.



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