Gracious Giving

orchidee



Tune: Morning Hymn

('Awake my soul, and with the sun')

Matthew 6 v.1-4

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Take heed that you do not do your

Giving to be seen of men sure

Your alms and charitable deeds

what you do plant, they goodly seeds

 

For if you give to be seen by

Men, your reward from you shall fly

For them you have no reward from

Your Father in heaven, no, none

 

When you give alms, sound not trumpet

To draw attention to you yet

For hypocrites they do so, to

Have glory from people anew

 

That be their reward, but when you

Give alms, do not let left hand view

What right hand does, so shall you see

Your Father reward openly

 

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 25th, 2021 03:10
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.8. metre. Watch out for any who get trumpets out during the collection/offertory in church then! It may not mean giving only money. The hymn in the clip has 10 verses in some hymn books!
  • Category: Spiritual
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Comments6

  • Jerry Reynolds

    Good morning read, Orchi.

    • orchidee

      Thanks Jerry.

    • Trenz Pruca

      There are many mornings when reading this would be an appropriate start for my day. Thank you.

      • orchidee

        Thanks T.

      • FredPeyer

        Is that why you give to your church in a brown paper bag?

        • orchidee

          Thanks Fred. Yes, me trumpet's in the bag too! lol.

        • AwHec8

          Great Write there orchidee. To be a charitable yet secret giver is a great giver indeed. Don

          • orchidee

            Thanks Don.

          • dusk arising

            And when the pastor/father knows he is asking the poor to contribute in the full knowledge that he is employed by the wealthiest organisation on the planet (the roman catholic church) what does it make the pastor/father. An employed thief or a conman?

            • orchidee

              Probably comes under that category said by Jesus Himself: hypocrite.

            • Goldfinch60

              Good one Orchi.

              • orchidee

                Thanks Gold.



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