Tune: England's Lane
('For the beauty of the earth')
Psalm 36 v.4-12
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Your mercy, O LORD, it be
In the heavens, it we see
Your faithfulness it does reach
To the clouds, we you beseech
You for your help, graciously
Come to us and help e'en me
Your righteousness is like great
Mountains, and on you we wait
Your judgements are a great deep
ocean, you your people keep
You do preserve man and beast
All from north, south, west, and east
How excellent, how precious
Your loving-kindness to us
O God! Therefore we people
Put our trust in you total
Under shadow of your wings
There each resides, to you sings
Your people abundantly
Satisfied by you shall be
With the fullness that you give
Trusting in you, they shall live
You shall make them drink e'ermore
River of your pleasures pure
For with you is the fountain
Of life, we see light again
For in your light we see light
Revealed clearly to our sight
O continue, loving, kind
To us, your graces we find
And continue righteousness
To the upright, do them bless
We shall follow on humbly
Not with man's proud ways agree
They shall fall and not arise
But your love for us ne'er dies
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: October 26th, 2019 02:46
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 7.7.7.7.7.7. metre. I used this tune recently. The tune 'Dix' also fits: 'As with gladness men of old' - well not for Christm...…..shall I say it yet (?) exactly, but Epiphany season.
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Comments5
Very inspiring poem.
Thanks Lamar.
A lovely and faith-strengthening poem Orchi.
Thanks Fay.
The magic nib writes again.
Thanks M.
ANGELA HERE - GOOD EVENING UNCLE STEVE Thanks for an uplifting Hymn & Psalm. Brian & I love Christmas and have already put strings up in His Flat for all the CARDS and we have ordered a real tree with a root - recycling ! Christmas trees PHOTOSYNTHESISE (CO2 in & OXYGEN out) to reduce Global CO2 all year round ! We are posting CHRISTMAS MORNING tomorrow !
Love PSALM 36 v 10 *Continue to LOVE all those that you KNOW (MPS Friends !) And show Your Righteousness to those who LOVE the LORD - The upright in HEART - AMEN*
Blessings & much JOY to you and your DOGONE DOG
Love in the SPIRIT - ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡
Thanks B&A. Fido, keep away from that tree, don't you cock your leg by it.....!
Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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