Tune: Christchurch
('Now is eternal life')
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Glad soul, leave vale of tears (this world)
The Lord to you appears
Enter your glory-home
To where you now have come
Bright splendours of eternal day
Where all of night has passed away
When here, you played your part
The Spirit in your heart
Faithful, gentle, and pure
Your Lord you did adore
Your Lord and King and Saviour, he
None other than Christ Jesus be
Though us here left behind
Christ's comfort we may find
Our sorrow it not be
As the world's sorrow, see
For one day, e'en soon, all shall meet
Around the King of glory's feet
O hope of all mankind
None else we can e'er find
Who does bring salvation
To all of each nation
Help us Lord by faith, to you turn
And your will and ways to discern
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: November 12th, 2019 03:18
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 6.6.6.6.8.8. metre, in memory of one passed away recently. He liked to use 'thee' and 'thou'. He was one of the Minister's 'right-hand men' at a church I know, and occasionally go to. Now there is a gap as he is gone. Verse 1: Nearly all of this came to me, as I walked about town the same day hearing this news. Verse 2: Based on tribute to him in a Church Newsletter. But most embarrassing typo - it said he passed away 9th Dec 2019 (not 9th Oct). In which case, he has not gone yet. Argh, it pays to check text!
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments4
An excellent poem and tribute Steve. I also like to use 'thee' and 'thou' when e're I can (Yorkshire folk do!). I once wrote a poem called 'Three Score Years and Ten' when I discovered that the 'New World Translation' of the bible, used by the Jehovah's Witnesses (co-incidentally JW), had replaced this phrase (re: Psalm 90) with 'seventy years' (how unimaginative). I will post it on MPS one day.
Kind regards, Alan
Thanks Alan.
Nice read
Thanks jayb
ANGELA HERE - Finished Clinics @ 4pm so Im catching up with MPS. My Parents are very Middlee Class (SPANISH) so we have a formal Dinner @ 7pm ! Brian has an Evening Class (Biology A level) so he will come round later to help me to finish the Rioja (He is on HIS BIKE) See Our Fusion ! Loved the Hymn and the tribute to your Friend. We do not sorrow like NON-CHRISTIANS because we have the Blessed Hope of Glory ! This truth is evident from your emotive Poem. Thanks for caring & sharing !
Blessings & JOY to YOU & YOUR Bashful Barker
Love in the Spirit ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡💜🧡💜🧡
Thanks B&A. Oohh, he not bashful, he ready to bark at anything and anyone who is 'exciting' or amorous, etc! heehee. Oohh he likes it really. He has fun too.
Brilliant tribute to a Faithful person Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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