Thankful Turning

orchidee



Tune: Old Yeavering

('Like a mighty river flowing')

Luke 17 v.11-19

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Jesus in a certain village

Met ten men, lepers their visage

They stood far off, lifted voice

And made Jesus their choices

 

They said, Jesus, Master, Look on

Us, have mercy, you be God's Son

When He saw them, He said, Go to

The priests, and show yourselves too

 

And as they did go, they cleansed were

They were healed, they all did concur

And one of them turned back, with loud

Voice glory to God endowed

 

He fell down on his face when he

Returned to Jesus, and so be

He gave Him thanks, Samaritan

And Jesus did say there then

 

Were not ten cleansed? Where other nine?

Only this one gives glory fine

To God, he a stranger, but he

Now obtains healing fully

 

Jesus said to Him, Arise, go

Your way, your faith has made, this know

Made you whole, Lord, may thankful we

Be, glorify you as [did] he

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 27th, 2021 03:09
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.7. metre. Tune name 'Old Yeavering' is a small village in Northumberland UK.
  • Category: Spiritual
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Comments6

  • orchidee

    A new-ish hymn (to me - well, I'm very old!) from 1982.

  • Goldfinch60

    Good one Orchi

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold. Poor Teddy. I keep on alliterating. Makes it tricky if she (or I) have not got our teef/teeth in! lol.

    • Laura🌻

      Orchi,

      A good write…
      Yes, let us be thankful!
      Thank you for sharing.

      Laura🌻

      • orchidee

        Thanks Laura.

      • Neville

        there is something I quite like about this Mr. O ... maybe the fact it has a kinda newish flavour ...................................... 🙂

        • orchidee

          Thanks N. The original hymn is nearly 40 years old. Erm, that's quite 'new' for me! lol.

        • Paul Bell

          I think the message is still the same.
          Some are truly thankful, some maybe thankful at a later date, some are never grateful.

          • orchidee

            Thanks Paul.

          • Lorna

            So Dusk wrote and explained to all that it is really Fido writing these but I think the master must still have the last word.......

            • orchidee

              Thanks Lorna. lol. Fido knows 99% of everything - so I say! lol.



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