A Look At Luke

orchidee



Tune: Darwall

('Ye holy angels bright')

St Luke's Day - Oct 18.

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Luke, doctor. physician

Of the gospels wrote one

Reporting Jesus' love

The Holy Spirit, dove

With care, compassion, tending need

He does each of His sheep sure feed

 

Teaching, preaching, healing

The show, reveal, each thing

Of God's kingdom and how

It comes to grow right now

The gospel spread, good news to all

Who turn to Him and on Him call

 

Gracious gifts he does give

Medicine, health, so live

They who are thus made well

And they proclaim and tell

Of God's healing power, He nigh

And Him they so do glorify

 

Grant wisdom, healing here

Still to needy appear

In this our day and age

Each day turning a page

Of life until final day, see

Hope of healing eternally

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 18th, 2022 02:22
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 6.6.6.6.8.8. format.
  • Category: Spiritual
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Comments4

  • Neville



    surely, this is a hymn poem in 6.6.6.6.8.8 format 🙂

    • orchidee

      Thanks N. Yep, it's of the 666688 variety!

    • arqios

      A physician with a double barrel syringe - one physical, the other spiritual. Of course there weren't syringes back in the day but we can get the feel of the image.

      • orchidee

        Thanks CB.

      • Goldfinch60

        Good one Orchi.

        • orchidee

          Thanks Gold.

        • alison.westcoast

          I like that, "Hope of healing eternally"

          • orchidee

            Thanks Alison. Could sound like a bit of hyperbole (exaggeration, over-the-top), or a final flourish of a poem, but a true hope for believers.



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