All Praise!

orchidee



Tune: Gopsal

('Rejoice, the Lord is King')

Psalm 150

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Praise, praise you now the Lord

True, faithful is His word

Praise God in sanctuary

His holy temple free

Praise him in the firmament, see

Of His power, the skies they be

 

Praise Him for His mighty

Acts, that all folk may see

Praise Him for His greatness

'Tis excellent, Him bless

Praise him with sound of trumpet clear

With psaltery, harp, praise Him here

 

Praise Him with timbrel, dance

Instruments to enhance

His worship, lute and lyre

Together all conspire

To praise Him, and on loud cymbals

Make high sound, song, His deeds recall

 

Let everything with life

Praise Him and without strife

Each thing that does have breath

Praise Him e'en unto death

Praise the Lord, great paean* ascend

He Lord of all, God without end

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* paean - a hymn or poem of thanksgiving, triumph, victory, etc.

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 30th, 2022 03:48
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 6.6.6.6.8.8. format. You got your lute or lyre or psaltery or whatever out?!
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 21
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Comments7

  • arqios

    Brings back memories of a K class graduation 20 years ago now where the entire class memorised Psalm 150 and recited from memory during the graduation ceremony.

    • orchidee

      Thanks CB. you got that lyre out? The one you borrowed from me 500 years ago?!

      • Goldfinch60

        That was my Lyre Orchi that you took from me!!

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      • Fay Slimm.

        Good write and full of hope .

        • orchidee

          Thanks Fay.

        • Crowns4Christ

          🥰great piece my dear friend,

          • orchidee

            Thanks C4C. You got that tambourine out?!

            • Crowns4Christ

              HAHAHA,yep,if you do the singing, HAHAHA

            • Dr. Soma

              In every poem, I try to understand your poem's format. What a lovely format I have ever seen! Great job.

              • orchidee

                Thanks Soma. The 'format' only means the number of syllables per line.
                I stopped calling it 'metre' as that is more technical - accents on certain syllables, etc.

              • Bella Shepard

                What better way to praise, than with joyful voices and music. No lyre or psaltery, but did have a guitar in high school, does that count?

                • orchidee

                  Thanks Bella. Yep, guitar OK. I, being millions of years old, so I say, have dusted off me lyre and psaltery. Not that I can play them both at the same time! lol. Not that I've danced much at all (verse 3).

                • Neville



                  I do have a lute, a dulcimer & a mandolin I also have a pair of sinballs 🙂

                  • orchidee

                    Thanks Neville. You got a sackbut too? (a sort of trombone, it seems). That's in the Old Testament as well. I might swoon at sinballs. lol.

                  • Goldfinch60

                    Good one Orchi.

                    • orchidee

                      Thanks Gold.



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