Formal Funerary Prayers Series (9)

orchidee



Tune: Capetown

('Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost')

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O Lord, support us all day

And e'en through each night we pray

All through this troublous life here

Hold us to you dear

 

Until shades do lengthen out

Evening comes without a doubt

And the busy world hushed is

Give us rest, true bliss

 

And when fever of life o'er

Our work done here then for sure

Then Lord in your mercy give

Good things, that we live

 

Grant us safe lodging, abode

A holy rest, your love showed

Unto us, and peace at last

When earth's troubles past

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 5th, 2022 01:42
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 7.7.7.5. format.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 27
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Comments4

  • Saxon Crow

    But never lead us to premiere sin!

    • orchidee

      Thanks SC.

    • Nicholas Browning

      That's one heck of an elaborate name. Really getting to this Old English sky comma stuff. Know what they would've called me back in the day? A "ne'er do well".

      • orchidee

        Thanks N. Nope not a 'ne'er do well', but a pussycat. lol.
        Well, there's 8 previous poems posted in this FFP Series (Formal Funerary Prayers) on here, and one more to follow!
        Is life troublous for ya? Is it like a fever for ya? Sometimes it is for all of us, I suppose. It is if I sing to ya. lol.

      • Neville



        now that's what I call formal ..

        • orchidee

          Thanks N. lol.

        • Goldfinch60

          Good one Orchi.

          • orchidee

            Thanks Gold.



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