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orchidee



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

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline 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.
  • Category: Fable
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Comments5

  • Lamar Cole

    Very inspiring poem.

    • orchidee

      Thanks Lamar.

    • Fay Slimm.

      A lovely and faith-strengthening poem Orchi.

      • orchidee

        Thanks Fay.

      • Michael Edwards

        The magic nib writes again.

        • orchidee

          Thanks M.

        • ANGELA & BRIAN

          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 🧡🧡🧡🧡

          • orchidee

            Thanks B&A. Fido, keep away from that tree, don't you cock your leg by it.....!

          • Goldfinch60

            Good one Orchi.

            • orchidee

              Thanks Gold.



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