Tune: St Francis Xavier
('My God, I love thee, not because')
Luke 14 v.7-11
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Choose not highest place when invite
You receive with delight
To wedding or some noble feast
Take then place which is least
For if in pride or selfishness
You think of others less
Than you in your self-importance
Your end shall be low stance
For host shall come and say to you
This other man do view
He more honourable than you
So take low place, please do
Then shame, embarrassment you know
For you set yourself so
In a high place, now you are seen
By all as a 'has-been'!
If taking low place, host shall say
Friend, go higher this day
Then worship, glory, it shall be
Accounted to you, see
For others there shall recognise
Your honesty, no lies
Your humility, exalted
Now you be, at feast fed
- Author: orchidee ( Offline)
- Published: November 23rd, 2019 03:12
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. metre. The original hymn has the tune name attributed to the author: St Francis Xavier, 16th Century, translated into English 1849. My hymn-poem is rather paraphrased. I'm not keen on being too modern, but 'has-been' seemed to fit and rhyme in verse 4!
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments4
GOOD MORNING UNCLE STEVE ~ Great Hymn & Great Poem to lift ones Spirits a rainy Saturday. Our mantra is *In Honour prefering one another* Thanks for sharing
Blessing to YOU & Frisky Fido
Love in the Spirit ANGELA & BRIAN
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Thanks B&A. The title is part of an actual saying Proverbs I think. Woof! Fido said how did you know he was frisky? He must have allowed himself some 'excitement' or 'ardour!'.He's a fine one. lol. And not a has-been, cos he is always famous!
Orchi,
a little bit of humility would do all of us good once in a while. You made a fine point here, and quite eloquently I must say. Does that sound "British" or not??? ๐
Thanks Fred. Maybe it's a bit 'British', saying 'I must say'. But you did not add 'old chap' or 'tally ho!' (lol). Not as 'British' as 'how spiffing' etc!
we need to worry about others more than ourselves
Thanks Ron.
you`re welcome
Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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