Pursuing Peace

orchidee



Tune: Stuttgart

('Earth has many a noble city')

1 Peter 3 v.10-12

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They that will love life, see good days

Let them refrain tongue always

From evil, and lips no guile speak

No deceit, but humble, meek

 

Let them turn away from evil

And do good, on the Lord call

Let them seek peace, and it pursue

Blessed be peacemakers, 'tis true

 

For the eyes of the Lord they be

O'er the righteous, He does see

Them, and His ears are open to

Hear their prayers, praises anew

 

But the face of the Lord against

They that do evil, they sense

Of His displeasure, Lord, may we

Seek you will and ways humbly

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 10th, 2021 02:05
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.7.8.7. metre, to an Epiphany tune (Jan/Feb) It is just after Ch....... (you know, can't say it yet!). Quite a bit of this is part of Psalm 34, which Peter quotes here.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 41
  • Users favorite of this poem: James Michael
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  • Neville


    I get the message and absolutely love it sir .................................... Neville

    • orchidee

      Thanks N. Dusk jumped in and pinched me 'reply' box to Teddy! lol.

    • Fay Slimm.

      Much food for thought in this well written reminder on Pursuing Peace.

      • orchidee

        Thanks Fay.

      • James Michael

        I really like this one orchi. Sorry about being a foul mouth idiot sometimes. Is there a Christian site you can recommend? We tend to be chastised here for believing in Jesus. Yes FN is what you think it is, sorry again!

        • orchidee

          Thanks Johnny. I expect there are Christian sites about too. I don't know names of them offhand.
          Look out for Fido - he might bark furiously at ya, but he won't be 'preachy'! (ooh lol).

          • James Michael

            Thank you for the reply guinea pig dude.

            I do still have scars on my arse from Fido last year!

          • James Michael

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          • Goldfinch60

            Good one Orchi

            • orchidee

              Thanks Gold.



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