Omniscient Observations

orchidee



Tune: Lux Eoi

('Alleluia, Alleluia! hearts to heaven and voices raise')

Psalm 139 v.14-18 and v.23-24

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I will praise you, O LORD, for I

Am made by you, 'tis no lie

Made fearfully, wonderfully

That fear it awesomeness be

Marvellous are your works, and my

Soul knows well, and you are nigh

So I give thanks, you in each thing

Unto me in wisdom bring

 

My substance was not hid from you

When you did make me, all new

Made in secret, in the womb, you

Skilfully wrought there then too

You saw me before you made me

Things invisible you see

You continued, and me fashioned

Of your wonders there no end

 

How precious also are your thoughts

Various and of all sorts

Your thoughts unto me, O God! How

Great, I cannot count them now

If I try to, they be more than

Grains of sand on shore, how can

One then reckon up the sum whole?!

But we still can you extol

 

Waking, sleeping, working, resting

I still with you in each thing

You Creator, I your creature

So search me, O God, know sure

My heart, try me, and my thoughts know

If any wicked way show

Me, and lead me in your way to

Everlasting walk with you

 

 

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 17th, 2021 03:29
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.7.8.7. 8.7.8.7. metre. One good thing out of this covid crisis, is new videos being produced by churches online - and not endless 'Chorus' type ones! Though I seem 'endless' sometimes, with my 'Alleluias' etc. Hopefully not idly strumming on, as it were, just using 'Choruses' to fill the time of singing, as it can seem to be in some places. A bit early for an Easter tune! lol.
  • Category: Spiritual
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  • Suresh

    Undoubtedly you have a poetically soulful way of relating with your creator.

    • orchidee

      Thanks Suresh.

    • FredPeyer

      Well penned, orchi!

      • orchidee

        Thanks Fred. You 'observing' from up that tree?!

      • Robert Southwick Richmond

        More information on your uninflected "be". I was listening to someone "talk like a pirate" and say "these be good". Apparently this "pirate talk" is a development (presumably through the pirates of Penzance) of "West Country English", a new one on this American.
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Country_English

        • orchidee

          Thanks Robert. Yes, and they may say 'Oohh arrr' a lot too!

        • Goldfinch60

          Good one Orchi.

          • orchidee

            Thanks Gold.



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