Tune: Old Hundredth
('All people that on earth do dwell')
1 Timothy 1 v.4-6
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Give not heed to fables, endless
Genealogies, they not bless
But only cause disputes, questions
Not concerning God's daughters, sons
But rather seek to edify
In godly ways, there no deny
That this is better so to do
Continuing on the path true
The outcome of the obeying
Of God's commandment in each thing
It be love flowing from pure heart
Thus traced love's origin, its start
And too that love from good conscience
Not only useful common sense
And it too is love from sincere
Faith, which does unfeigned so appear
But if straying from this good way
Not heeding God's word nor obey
Some have turned unto vain jangling*
Idle talk that profits nothing
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* jangling - idle talk, gossip, false teaching,
talking rubbish! etc.
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: January 25th, 2020 03:11
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.8. metre. A sample of St Paul's writing, celebrating his day today (Jan 25th). I may have more in a series on parts of 1 and 2 Timothy later on - it's a work in progress. Meanwhile, no jangling there!
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments2
Miss Berles jangles.
Thanks M.
Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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