Tune: Lasst Uns Erfreuen
('All creatures of our God and King')
Psalm 8
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O LORD, our Lord, how excellent
Is your name, your grace to us sent
Alleluia, alleluia!
Your name o'er all the earth is high
Worthy of praise from land, sea, sky
You glorious, yet to us nigh
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Out of mouths of babes and infants
You have ordained praise, they you sense
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise as strength to still enemy
All your foes shall defeated be
For you e'er reign eternally
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
You the great Creator of all
Moon, sun, stars, earth's terrestrial ball
Alleluia, alleluia!
So what i man, that you us mind?
You look on us, for you are kind
And we your graces, mercies find
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
You have made man little lower
Than the angels, through you we flower
Alleluia, alleluia!
You crowned him with honour, glory
Set him over all your works free
That we faithful care-takers be
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
To tend to oxen, sheep, cattle
To be over your creatures all
Alleluia, alleluia!
All animals, beasts of the field
Birds of air, fish of sea, you willed
That w good service to you yield
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
So LORD, how excellent your name
Be in all the earth, you the same
Alleluia, alleluia!
Lord God Almighty, who do reign
Fore evermore, and we do gain
Blessings by obedience unfeign[ed]
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: January 5th, 2020 03:29
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.8.8. metre with Alleluias. Hints of climate-change in this? Or at least that we be good care-takers of God's creatures.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments3
Who is this lord fellah? Wouldnt u be better off praising the king? Surely a king is above a lord?
Or is this another case of unshedable childhood indoctrination of silly titles given to worship.
Why are most christians afraid to think outside the box?
Thanks dusk. It's the same person - Lord and King - and many other titles too.
You may say I was indoctrinated - began Sunday School at age 3. Not that I have not lapsed at times since then. A few say I've been brain-washed, but I don't agree.
Not brain washed? All the poetry (?) you publish is set like a hymn as heard in the anglican church. We dont like to hear/see/tolerate religious fanatics of other than christian religions so why should we tolerate christian fanatics?
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Wonderful to see that you're still sharing! I haven't participated here in a long while, but I do pop off and on to read the work of others on occasion. Well done!
Heather
Thanks Heather.
Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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