Tune: Coelites Plaudant
('Christ the fair glory of the holy angels')
Isaiah 11 v.1-4
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There shall come forth a rod, out of Jesse's stem*
A Branch shall grow grow out of his roots, not condemn
The Spirit of the LORD shall rest on Him sure
Bringing life evermore
The spirit of wisdom and understanding
The spirit of counsel and might in everything
The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD
According to His word
And shall make Him of quick understanding in
The fear of the LORD, His alignment not sin
He shall not judge after the sight of His eyes
With the Spirit allies
Neither shall reprove after hearing of ears
Not what naturally to sight, hearing appears
But with righteousness shall He judge the poor fair
No injustice left there
And shall reprove with equity for the meek
Of the earth, the vulnerable, and the weak
He shall smite the earth, His word, breath slays wicked
They are not from Him hid
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* One of Jesse's (the stem) sons was David,
Christ (the Branch) was descended from David, in His human lineage.
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: November 23rd, 2020 03:05
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 11.11.11.6. metre. More of Isaiah. Not working backwards, but this one is from an earlier Chapter. The hymn is ancient, over 1,000 years old.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments3
eye am just being nosey but feel the need to mouth off ear .. it seems that one Isiah than the other is all the rage around ear ... or am I just cockeyed ..
Thanks Neville. Could be. heehee. Is there no end of Isaiah?!
'And shall reprove with equity for the meek
Of the earth, the vulnerable, and the weak'
one need not share your belief's, to accept that this here be transcendent words of hope in the dream that is equality
Thanks LB. I admit I added in 'vulnerable'. Though I don't base my poems verbatim on the Biblical verses. Btu neither stray too far from the original. I would become heretical if I did. Oops!
Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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