Riding The Waves

orchidee



Tune: St Anne

('O God our help in ages past')

Inspired by a painting by R.M.

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Each episode on sea of life

If even, calm, or strife

Help us Lord to learn, show your way

To us here every day

 

If pessimism, peer pressure

Or if arrogance stir

Joy, irritation, confidence

Or euphoria hence

 

In ups and downs help us to know

Your presence even so

Is there in all of life's aspects

And we sense its effects

 

Give grace to us, do lead us still

And show us all you will

Waves shall not o'erwhelm while you guide

No greater help beside

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 19th, 2020 01:52
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. metre. Some words were in the painting I saw also. I have included some of these, especially in verse 2.
  • Category: Spiritual
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Comments3

  • dusk arising

    All those who go down to the waves in ships ..... said the vicar...... down? i thought...... does he me down under as in drowned?

    I never did understand the meaning of that five fishes and two loaves story....what was it supposed to teach?.... other than blind faith?

    • orchidee

      Thanks dusk. I suppose one meaning of the five loaves and two fishes is that: God is able to do miracles; and that He is able to supply more than enough! Though as one disciple inferred: It's crazy, humanly speaking; how can we ever feed this lot with the little we have got? And there were over 5,000. Some Gospels say 5,000 men (plus women and children).

    • Michael Edwards

      Nice one O. Does Tum Berles ride the waves?

      • orchidee

        Thanks M. Yes, Tum is having a life on the ocean wave!

      • Goldfinch60

        Good one Orchi - don't go singing over the waves they will get their own back!

        Andy

        • orchidee

          Thanks Gold. lol.



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