Tune: St Anne
('O God our help in ages past')
Psalm 46 v.7-11
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The Lord of hosts He with us be
His presence constantly
And He sure strong our refuge be
Shall save from enemy
Come, behold the works of the Lord
He destroys battle sword
Makes desolations in the earth
Silences evil's mirth
He makes wars to cease to the end
Of the earth, and does tend
To enemy, breaks bow, cuts spear
They know His judgements near
He burns chariot in the fire
Weapons of war that mar
Know that He is God, here be still
He shall work His good will
He will be exalted among
Heathen, let praise be sung
In earth He will be exalted
Will be as He has said
[Repeat of Verse 1, as a Refrain in the Psalm]
The Lord of hosts He with us be
His presence constantly
And He sure strong our refuge be
Shall save from enemy
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: November 9th, 2022 03:44
- Comment from author about the poem: A Remembrance theme hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. format. The hymn in the video is based on Psalm 90.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments6
They that live by the sword thus by the sword shall die. How apt! Cheers orchi.
Thanks CB. We got no chariots these days, but other weapons. Well, I got me chariot from 1066 still.
I want to learn the format of your written poems. Good writing, dear poet.
Thanks Soma.
Well, I used to call them 'metre'. But it seems 'metre' is more technical in some ways - stressed and unstressed syllables or something. I would get too 'stressed' working it all out!
With saying 'format' it's just the number of syllables in each line, e.g. this one is 8.6.8.6.
There can be various formats - whatever tunes one knows. And it does not have to be sung, it can be 'said' instead.
Oh My Gosh! It will be really hard for me to cope up. Not my cup of tea. You are the Master, dear Poet.
Thanks Soma. Well, if we forget the 'metre' bit, see if you can focus on syllables per line. Some choices are 8.6.8.6., 8.8.8.8., 6.6.8.6. (for 4-line verses) or any combination you wish. Does not have to rhyme either.
Very nicely done.
Thanks H.
Very nice orchidee it reminds me a great deal of Psalms, one of the more beautiful books in the Bible.
Thanks S.
I truly enjoyed the beautiful video that accompanies this lovely poem. Very nicely done dear friend.
Thanks Bella. I try to choose videos with pictures if possible - or people actually singing in person.
Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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