Birds Beneficiencies

orchidee



Tune: Aurelia

('The church's one foundation')

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You birds who sit aloft, high

Or church steeple fly by

You rest a while, and e'en you

Are welcome too, 'tis true

For even sparrows find house

In church, with tiny mouse

They shall be in harmony

For God does dwell there, see

 

You look o'er graveyards, where lay

Saints faithful in their day

And memories and moments

That ne'er do depart hence

O what your musings, your songs?

You join the heavenly throngs

Of angels, and all on earth

To give your Maker worth

 

'Neath your wings 'tis a building

Church, which from praises ring

Praising the Lord and Saviour

His praise fades not one hour

You humble creatures, sing you

Join your voices anew

With humans to glorify

The One who ne'er shall die

 

All things do surely Him praise

Throughout their length of days

In wisdom He has made all

And hears who on Him call

Give us grace to conserve, see

Your care-takers we be

Appointed by you to serve

Though nothing we deserve

 

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 18th, 2019 03:07
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 7.6.7.6. 7.6.76. metre, featuring birds and a 'church mouse' (?). I saw a cat outside church. it wanted to snuggle down on a bag I had with me, as it padded wit its claws. It was probably warmer outside the church for the cat, than inside it! Brrr! At a nearby church another cat comes right indoors.
  • Category: Spiritual
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  • Michael Edwards

    Great work O.

    • orchidee

      Thanks M.

    • ANGELA & BRIAN

      HI UNCLE STEVE ~ BRIAN HERE ~ Afternoon tea break (some of us have to W**K !) Love the HYMN ~ Great Golden Oldie ! We used to sing a Chorus @ Sunday School ~

      The Birds upon the tree tops ~ sing this song
      The ANGELS raise their voices all day long
      The Flowers in the Garden ~ blend their hue
      So why shouldnt I ~ why shouldnt You
      NOT Praise HIM too !

      In view of the fact that GOD created them ~ I think
      FLORA & FAUNA praise GOD much better than US !
      The ANGELS of course are much much BETTER !

      Love the POEM great to recite
      Blessings & Peace to YOU & YOUR Praising Pooch !
      Love in the SPIRIT B & A ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™

      • ANGELA & BRIAN

        NO *D* ANGELA & I would never STALK any Member of MPS ! As you know if you post a POEM we sometimes post a respectful COMMENT. If you post a comment on any of our Poems we thank you with RESPECT ~ OK

        Peace & Joy
        Yours ~ Brian & Angela
        ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™

        • orchidee

          Thanks B&A, and a fine song included too there! One hymn line says 'Angels....who all night long praise to Him sing'. God knows we're human though, and can't stay awake 24 hours a day!

          • ANGELA & BRIAN

            HI DIAMOND ~ Hope this answer reaches YOU ! Of course we are not stalking you it is not in our NATURE to stalk any one on a Poetry Programme or to interfere with anyones MPS Programme in any way ! We do attempt to answer everybodies QUESTIONS in a positive & straightforward manner ~ OK WE consider our responses to be NATURAL (not ROBOTIC ?) & out of respect for ALL MEMBERS ~ OK

            Thanks for your comments ~ Peace & Joy
            Yours ANGELA & BRIAN ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿงก

            • ANGELA & BRIAN

              THANKS *D* Please ask us a SPECIFIC QUESTION and we will ANSWER IT ~ OK

              Yours ANGELA & BRIAN ~ ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿงก

              • ANGELA & BRIAN

                ANGELA HERE - HI *D* You are speaking in cyclic RIDDLES ! If ALL your questions are ANSWERED - Then we assure YOU THAT THERE IS NOTHING SPECIFIC TO ANSWER FOR ! As far as understanding why all of OUTBACKS Poems & Comments have dissappeared - we are as much in the DARK as you you are ! We can only assume for reasons best known to HIM that he Chose personally to delete the WHOLE of HIS MPS RECORD. Its a pity that he didnt warn all his CORRESPONDENTS (and that includes us !) of HIS intention because it has left a DILLEMA ! BRIAN & I have no HIDDEN AGENDA & never will have ~ OK

                Yours ANGELA & BRIAN
                ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿงก

                • orchidee

                  Lord knows (maybe literally!) how comments on a poem on beneficent birds got this far?!

                • Christina8

                  Beautiful, Orchidee!

                  • orchidee

                    Thanks Christina.

                  • Neville


                    I like the idea of a free house Orchidee... somewhere every living thing is welcomed... or at least not barred........ nice one ..... N

                    • orchidee

                      Thanks Nev. Do I frequent another free house too - the pub?!

                    • Goldfinch60

                      Good one Orchi. One day we arrived early at Church and found a swan waiting by the front door, it went away when they started coming found with the collection.

                      • orchidee

                        Oh lol, did the swan know?! I too may go away if they get keen, and do TWO collections! (????)



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