Tune: Laos Deo
('Bright the vision that delighted')
Joshua Chapters 3 & 4 parts
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People nearing to the [River] Jordan*
(*For to enter the Promised Land)
How they get across, each one?
'Tis by the Lord's doing, He would
Part the river, so each could
Could go through river on dry ground
Literal steps of faith found
When priests feet the flooded banks broached
They receded when feet touched
Touched the edge of waters, and then
Passed over dry ground, them en
And the women and the children
They saw God's wonders again
When all safely they were passed o'er
Over on to Israel's shore
When priests feet did the dry ground leave
River-bed it did receive
Received again its water flow
Return to its flood did know
Stones of memorial there set
They saw the Lord's good hand yet
Shall we go, shall we dare venture?
Lord, afresh faith in us stir
On you focus, take a step new
Give us strength your will to do
So by your grace and providing
You to Promised Land us bring
May we there abide, be fruitful
Serve you for your glory all
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: August 7th, 2019 01:56
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.7.8.7. metre.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments5
there is something about this hymn poem I enjoyed..
maybe the rhythm, maybe the message, or maybe the way you crafted it.... it doesn't really matter, I did regardless......
Neville
Thanks Neville. Based on a true historical story (so I believe). The River Jordan parting, and earlier in the Red Sea parting. I was there, I expect, being very old. I don't mean in the sense of spooky reincarnations though.
thanks for the update... I believe reincarnation to be a fact of life..... and death of course .. N
Erm, this has nothing to do with taking horses for walks - 'stable' steps! lol.
A very readable account Orchi.
Thanks Fay. I might sound like ran out of breath saying or singing this, between some verses. But it seemed that some repetition was useful - the same few words of end of a verse begins the next line of the next verse, in some of the verses.
Nice one O - wish I had a pair of unwobbly ladders.
Thanks M. Miss Berles got any stables with horses?
No but she's in a stable condition.
Orchi,
A wonderful write to have read!
Thank you for sharing!
~Laura~
Thanks Laura.
Good write Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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