Tune: Saffron Waldon
(one tune to 'Just as I am')
Psalm 88 v,10-13
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Plunging in prayer of one downcast*
He asks, Shall your mercies still last?
Lord, your loving-kindness, shall it
Be known in grave one whit?
Or shall your faithfulness be shown
When great destruction we have known?
Shall your wonders in dark be known?
Will they there still be shown?
And will your righteousness be known
As if it be you us disown?
As if land of forgetfulness
We be in, we not blessed?
But unto you he still does cry
Trusting you in dark still are nigh
Prayer, persisting, it a lifeline
Come, grant me help divine
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* Heman, writer of this Psalm.
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: February 8th, 2021 02:56
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.6. metre. Breaking into this Psalm mid-way, or 'plunging' into it, as one expresses his deep distress, seeking to find a way through it. Prayer looks to be his lifeline. This is sometimes called the 'darkest' of Psalms. In some ways apt for these days too.
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Comments2
A helpful write for those lost in utter despair - -- - thanks for sharing it Orchi.
Thanks Fay.
Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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