Gethsemane Garden

orchidee



Tune: Winchester New

('Ride on, ride on in majesty')

Mark 14 v.32-42

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Sit you here while I go and pray

Jesus to disciples did say

In garden of Gethsemane

His work to bring redemption free

 

He sore amazed, in deep distress

His soul troubled He did confess

Exceeding sorrowful was he

Disciples were to a watch be

 

He prayed that if the hour may

So pass away from Him that day

Said, Abba, Father, all things are

Possible to you, be not far

 

Be not far from my help, but do

Take away this cup and me view

How it is cup of suffering

And yet it shall salvation bring

 

Nevertheless not what I will

But I set to obey you still

For if you will, I will it take

And do your will here for love's sake

 

If cup of suffering not drank

No salvation, to Him no thank

Given, but He man's destiny

Held in His hands that night-watch, see

 

Though disciples did fall asleep

And did not faithful watching keep

Yet now the hour, betrayal

Christ would go on to die for all

 

Lord give us grace in temptation

The harder way it not to shun

Jesus did die and rose again

Saviour of children, women, men

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 18th, 2019 02:11
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.8. metre. Some poems may be a bit out of time-sequence, as I write them after certain daily readings.
  • Category: Spiritual
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Comments5

  • Neville

    the Garden of Gethsemane is never out of step with time... nice one sir.... Neville

    • orchidee

      Thanks Neville.

    • Lorna

      And so the twilight will play over the Garden of Gethsemane........

      • orchidee

        True Lorna - thanks. It's said some trees are twisted, recalling symbolically Jesus' agony and suffering.

        • Lorna

          I've just planted two dogwood trees - weren't they his?

        • ANGELA & BRIAN

          Thanks UNCLE STEVE : Love the BRASS made me HOMESICK ! Brian & I love all the EASTER HYMNS will post one tomorrow while He is in the AIR. Christ's Agony in the Garden is very poignant because he committed Himself to His Fathers Will and His sacrificial Atonement on the CROSS : AMEN. Thanks for your DAILY SPIRITUAL injection we all need it ! JESUS may well ask each of us today "Could YOU not watch with ME : ONE HOUR ! Its only 1/24th of our all too busy Day !
          Blessings & Much JOY to You & Fido
          LOVE in the SPIRIT ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡 + 🧡

          • orchidee

            Thanks B&A.

          • Michael Edwards

            Another beaut O

            • orchidee

              Thanks M. Enough (Sylla) Berles in it?

              • Michael Edwards

                Sure - she'll be a happy bunny this Easter.

              • Goldfinch60

                That temptation is with us all. Good write Orchi.

                • orchidee

                  Thanks Gold.



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