Lord Now Let.....

orchidee



Tune: St Hugh

('Lord, teach us how to pray aright')

Luke 2 v.29-32

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Nunc Dimittis, Lord, Now dismiss

Your servant, for 'tis bliss

I Simeon, Christ-child have seen

Promise fulfilled has been

 

Promise of Christ, His salvation

Come unto each nation

So now let me your servant leave

Depart, for I believe

 

Depart in peace, so according

To your word, you did bring

Lord, to the world your salvation

For humankind, each one

 

You prepared Him before the face

Of all people, by grace

That all may see Him, He a light

Unto the Gentiles sight

 

And He the glory He sure be

Of your people, they see

Your people Israel they know

Lord you revealed Christ so

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 16th, 2019 02:29
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. metre, based on Christ's Presentation in the Temple, aged 40 days. (Candlemas: Feb 2nd).
  • Category: Spiritual
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Comments4

  • Alan .S. Jeeves

    Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine

    Amicum tuum, Alan

    • orchidee

      Bit of French there for me, Alan? I only know as far as Nunc Dimittis! I won't pretend I can put the whole of the prophecy in Latin. Bonjour to you - is that Latin?! lol.

    • ANGELA & BRIAN

      Thanks for sharing UNCLE STEVE ! Uplifting HYMN and a poetic reminder of a very important incident in the Christmas Story !

      LORD now let your Servant depart in PEACE
      For my eyes have seen Your Salvation

      When we look @ Jesus do we see an Itinerant
      Rabbi or the Saviour of the whole Human Race ?

      Blessings to You & Your Christmas Canine
      Love in the SPIRIT ~ A & B 🧡💙🧡💙🧡
      Please check *THE PLANETS* ~ Thanks !

      • orchidee

        Thanks B&A.

      • Gary Edward Geraci

        What are the odds: ‘’Tis bliss, this Simeon, now dismissed, having seen the Christ child, spent these, his remaining years, writing religious poetry? A form of prayer too! Thanks for the inspiration O.

        • orchidee

          Thanks Gary. Well, it seems he was about to depart' this earthly life. But who knows? Maybe he did stay and write poems! Ain't no bliss, if I was to sing them to him though. He wouldn't be able to bear it! lol.

        • Goldfinch60

          Good one Orchi.



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