Eternal Enfranchisement

orchidee



* Enfranchise - to liberate; set free

Tune: Carlisle

('Tis good Lord, to be here')

Revelation 21 v.9-12 parts

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John in vision was shown

New Jerusalem known

Descended from the heavenly height

A true resplendent sight

 

It shone with God's glory

Light like precious stone, see

As jasper stone, clear as crystal

Glowing most beauteous all

 

It had wall great and high

With twelve gates by adn by

Names written on gates of twelve tribes

Of Israel there inscribed

 

Each gate made of a pearl

As vision did unfurl

Street of the city was pure gold

As transparent glass bold

 

Wall had twelve foundations

Name there of holy one

Of the twelve apostles, for they

Followed Christ [the Lamb] in His day

 

Foundations were garnished

With precious stones furnished

Jasper, sapphire, chalcedony

Emerald, so some be

 

Sardondyx, sardius

Infinite wonders thus

Chrysolite, beryl, and topaz

Of these the city has

 

Chrysoprasus, jacinth

Various hues and tints

And amethyst, above earth's store

Of its glories e'ermore

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General guide to precious stones:

Jasper - red, yellow, or brown

Sapphire - blue

Chalcedony - white, grey, blue, or brown

Emerald - green

Sardonyx - brownish red, or ruby

Sardius - yellow or orange

Chrysolite - pale yellow-green

Beryl - pale green, light blue, yellow, or white

Topaz - yellow, white, rose, pale blue, or pale green

Chrysoprasus - golden green

Jacinth - reddish-orange

Amethyst - purple or violet

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 13th, 2020 03:39
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. metre.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 23
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Comments4

  • Goldfinch60

    Does your hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia play up when you use some of these long words Orchi.

    Andy

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold. Oh yes, the hippo word. Must I always alliterate? That's quite a long word too. lol

    • ANGELA & BRIAN

      BRIAN HERE ~ The Transfiguration great event and great Hymns to sing along to ! Love JOHNS descriptin of the HOLY CITY with all the GEMSTONES ! We teach GEMMOLOGY in my Department (Applied Science) and have a modest collection ! Some of the Churches we have visited in Russia (which are now very active !) are lavishly decoarated with semi-precious GEMSTONES like Lapis Lapuli etc. Just as COVID cant destroy CHRISTMAS so Communism could not supress Christianity ~ AMEN !

      Blessings & Peace to YOU & Inspector Hound !
      Spiritual Love A & B & Il Gatto Fumoso ! ! !

      • orchidee

        Thanks A&B. I'm open to you correcting me, with the gemmology, if I've got any colours wrong.
        I didn't know any Gemmas at School! (Do shut up Orchi. lol).

      • FredPeyer

        Orchie, this is a GEM of a poem!

        • orchidee

          Thanks Fred.

        • Jerry Reynolds

          Good job. Happy Holidays.

          • orchidee

            Thanks Jerry.



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