Edge Of Eternity

orchidee



Tune: Winchester New

('O splendour of God's glory bright')

2 Timothy 4 v.6-8

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Paul, at end of his earthly life

Through all he knew through calm or strife

Was ready for expected end

The gospel he did sure defend

 

Time of his departure, it be

At hand, he says, Timothy see

I have fought a good fight, and I

Have finished my course, end is nigh

 

I have kept the faith too, therefore

There is laid up for me in store

A crown of righteousness, the Lord

Shall give me it, true be His word

 

The Lord, the righteous judge, He shall

Give Paul a crown, he served Him well

And not to him only, but to

They who love His return to view

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 29th, 2021 03:58
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.8. metre. One in a maybe occasional series that could be called: 'Hymns maybe less well-know, but which have well-known or fairly well-known tunes' . The tune to this one is the same as 'Ride on, ride on in majesty'. The hymn starts after a one minute short history of St Ambrose. Very old - 4th Century AD.
  • Category: Spiritual
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Comments7

  • Goldfinch60

    Good one Orchi.

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold. St Ambrose looks like a Vicar I know! lol. Maybe he is millions of years old too.

    • Neville


      to boldly go where ... etc etc ..

      interesting sir O .. I do like old churches & temples and things ... N

      • orchidee

        Thanks N.

      • Nicholas Browning

        THE END IS NIGH!

        • orchidee

          Thanks N. Dramatic title there? Sound like a film I'm making? I'm a drama queen - well, king! lol.

          • Nicholas Browning

            I'd watch it.

            • orchidee

              You can see the 1953 film 'From here to eternity'. Do I know it? Why, I'm in it! lol.

              • Nicholas Browning

                I've got a feeling you're in every movie xD

                • orchidee

                  Were you in that film?

                  • Nicholas Browning

                    Oh absolutely. You could see me, (with a magnifying glass) marching down the field in the trailer.

                    • orchidee

                      Ahh! And another thing - dark humour - I tried suicide; but decided it was bad for me health!' lol.

                      • Nicholas Browning

                        Oh man, this must be fate cause I did the same thing. Damn we're clever.

                      • Dove

                        Perfectly written!

                        • orchidee

                          Thanks Dove.

                        • Lorna

                          Another marvel.....

                          • orchidee

                            Thanks Lorna.

                          • spilleronsheet

                            Great one Orchi
                            Another fine refine
                            Remembering God, his gospels and his true followers

                            • orchidee

                              Thanks S.

                            • cbdave

                              Great poem orchiee

                              • orchidee

                                Thanks Dave.



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