Guiding Grace

orchidee



Tune: Deus Tuorum Militum

('Awake, awake, fling off the night')

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Help us Lord still to know your ways

And follow you through all our days

To know your will, what best shall be

And what be most profit here see

 

What shall be fruitful, productive

That tends to life, helps others live

More in your way, brings you glory

Living for you, expressions free

 

Where we stuck in old ways, so guide

That we do in new ways confide

So find the path ahead, change may

Enlighten methods dull and grey

 

Give wisdom which we need always

To heed, listen, good advice pays

And benefits us, worldly-wise

We would not be, it a false guise

 

You e'er the light, you will direct

Us in your paths with no deflect

Clearly each step ahead us show

So we your purposes shall know

 

And too through daily life, each page

Whate'er be our spiritual age

We grow in Christ through every thing

Hearts loving, humble to Him sing

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 29th, 2019 01:55
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.8.8.8. metre. The clip has another hymn title with the same name. It seems the tune is alternatively called Grenoble.
  • Category: Spiritual
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  • Goldfinch60

    Good one once more Orchi.

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold.

    • Neville

      I dunno why but I Like the term Grenoble... and shall investigate in due course.... thank you....

      • orchidee

        Thanks N. Grenoble in S.E France. Maybe that's where the tune originated. There might be a tune named Hastings - very mournful, dour, and distressing it will be, cos I mucked it all up in 1066. lol. I'm not a music buff really.

        • Neville

          Dash it.. I knew that.. I was reading it wrong....

          • orchidee

            From your poem: You got your coat? You getting out more? Where ya going these days?! lol.

            • Neville

              am off to Canterbury for a few days looking at property for my daughter to buy with her fella

            • Michael Edwards

              Fine work O.

              • orchidee

                Thanks M.

              • Suresh

                Your soul sings his praise with grace

                • orchidee

                  Thanks S.

                • orchidee

                  Bingo again!! All the 8's today!

                • Christina8

                  Great one Orchi!

                  • orchidee

                    Thanks Christina.



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