Lord Of Life

orchidee



Tune: Ewing

('Jerusalem the golden')

Based on a prayer by Mother Teresa

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Dear Jesus, help me to spread

Your fragrance, by you led

Everywhere I go, pray

Fill me with you each day

Flood my soul with your Spirit

And life, my path be lit

By you, and possess my whole

Being, e'en all my soul

 

Utterly, that my life be

Radiance of yours, see

Shine through me and be in me

That every soul freely

I meet may feel your presence

And go forth refreshed hence

having sensed of you living

Your graces us giving

 

Let them look up and see no

Longer me, but you know

You only, Jesus Saviour

Be the influence sure

That I share, witnessing to

Your mercies ever new

Others be brought into your

Kingdom for evermore

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 14th, 2022 01:53
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 7.6.7.6. 7.6.7.6 format. The last in a short series of prayers, mottos, anecdotes, etc, from a book I read.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 8
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Comments3

  • Saxon Crow

    Saint Orchidee the chaste of my poetic side

    • orchidee

      Thanks SC. Swoons and staggers at being called Saint! lol. Mother Teresa had her conflicts, doubts, etc too - not super-human.

    • arqios

      'mercies ever new' witnessed and shared. That is beautiful!

      • orchidee

        Thanks CB. Mother Teresa had conflicts, etc as we all do. It shows she is human, I think. But - who said I was human? I'm half guinea-pig as in my pic! They are not hamsters, as some say - argghh, now me next poem: 'Invasion of the giant mutant hamsters!'

      • Goldfinch60

        Good one Orchi.

        • orchidee

          Thanks Gold.



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