Revelation - Seal Seven

orchidee



Tune: Ratisbon

('Christ whose glory fills the skies')

Revelation 8 v.1-5

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Seventh seal opened, silence

Half-hour in heaven thence

John saw seven angels stand

There, given trumpets in hand

Ready to set in motion

More, at the sound of each one

 

Another angel was there

At the altar was his care

Having golden censer, he

Was given much incense, see

It was so he should offer

It with prayers on the altar

 

Prayers of saints, altar golden

It was before the throne [of God] then

The smoke of the incense rose

With the prayers of the saints close* (*near)

Up to God it ascended

Fragrant offering blended

 

Then angel did take censer

Filled it with fire of altar

Then it to the earth did cast

Time for trumpets soon, at last

Voices, thunderings, lightnings

Earthquake, and awesome tremblings

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 15th, 2021 03:17
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 7.7.7.7.7.7. metre. One of Charles Wesley's 8,000 or so hymns in the clip. I've thousands to go before I match his total! I'm gonnal sing them all - arrgghhh! lol.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 37
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Comments6

  • orchidee

    Before the clip starts playing - Hope your morns are not dark and cheerless!
    We can't change the natural dark mornings of Winter though. Don't spend them one or two minutes extra of daylight each day now, all at once!

  • Goldfinch60

    Good one Orchi - let the trumpets sound.

    Andy

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold. Them trumpets will drown out my singing!

    • Jerry Reynolds

      Well written Orchi.

      • orchidee

        Thanks Jerry.

      • davefmus

        Beautifully articulated spiritual message - tastefully done.
        Kudos!

        • orchidee

          Thanks dave.

        • Avocado

          very good Poem!!!

          • orchidee

            Thanks Avocado.

          • Suresh

            You have chosen your vocation, your creator just happens to be your inspiration

            • orchidee

              Thanks Suresh.



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