Round And Round

orchidee



Tune: O Waly Waly

('An upper room did our Lord prepare')

Ecclesiastes 1 v.4-10 (Old Testament)

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One generation passes, and then

Another one comes, women, men

And children, but earth abides for e'er

All mortals time in it do share

 

The sun arises and then goes down

It shines on every country, town

Then hastes to the place where it arose

Around, around, each day it goes

 

The wind does blow to the south, then north

Whirls continually, goes forth

The turns again, follows its circuits

Appointed as its path befits

 

All the rivers run into the sea

Yet the sea is not full, here see

And from the place where the rivers came

They return to that place, the same

 

All things are full of labour, and man

Of the whole business no one can

Explain it fully, and eye, and ear

Ne'er content with what they see, hear

 

What has been, it is that which shall be

What is done shall be done more, see

There be no new thing under the sun

All things have been done, every one

 

Yet perhaps, anything new there be

On this earth, land, or sky, or sea?

Is all old, all know, all vanity

Without God through all history?

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 14th, 2019 01:35
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 9.8.9.8. metre, from an Old Testament perspective. Things still apply for these present new Testament days too. An error in Verse 2! The sun does not move; the planets move around it. A little science there. That's about my limit! lol.
  • Category: Spiritual
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  • Thoughts In Time

    What has been is what shall be..just so beautiful and deep in thought🌹

  • Goldfinch60

    Good one Orchi.

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold. Is this pic the landing ground from1066? Do you recall it?!

    • Michael Edwards

      Nice one O

      • orchidee

        Thanks M.

      • ANGELA & BRIAN

        Thanks for caring & sharing UNCLE STEVE ! Were up late (MIDNIGHT !) cos weve been watching the CUEENS SPEECH ! A Tory Manifesto from Boris ! Even 11,500 miles away we cant escape BREXIT ! Angela was hoping it would all be over when she returened ! Love the ORGAN & the Story of the Upper Room ! Generation does indeed follow Generation ~ The Sun goes up & down & in & out and the Water Cycle cycles ad infinitum ! The Science in the BIBLE is always correct ~ but the Language is phenominal ~ it describes what it sees ! So we always talk about Sunrise & Sunset even in the 21st C ! As we know DAY & NIGHT are due to the Earth rotating on its axis ~ every 24 hours ~ OK !

        Blessings to You & Fab Fido !
        Love n the Spirit BRIAN & ANGELA
        💙 🧡 💙 🧡 💙

        • orchidee

          Thanks B&A.



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