Tune: St Stephen
('All praise to our redeeming Lord'
= 'In Christ there is not east or west')
Based on St Gregory Nazianzen's 'Hymn to God'
c.329 - 390AD.
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All things cry out to you, O Lord
Those which speak give their word
And too those things which cannot speak
Worship you lowly, meek
All things honour you, those which think
And those which eat and drink
And too those things, some which cannot
Think, they praise you, their lot
For there is one longing and one
Groaning, excluding none
That all things have for you, who made
Each one, and them arrayed
All things pray to you that your plan
Do comprehend for man
And offer you silence or song
They join the heavenly throng
In you, the One, all things abide
In you does life reside
And all things do endlessly run
To you, Creator One
You the beginning and the end
You your Creation tend
Appoint for all, a set life-span
May we seek you, we can
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Author:
orchidee (
Online) - Published: June 26th, 2023 01:41
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6, based on a hymn from ye olden days.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments4
Amen.
Thanks 2 - notice summary of your name? lol.
Love your title orchi, makes one think of so many questions on today's world ❤️
Thanks T.
wonder if anyone got rich writing hymns ..
Thanks N. Yep, me - 50 quid a go, to hear me sing. They pay to get rid of me, before I finish verse 1! lol.
I find it fascinating that you base your work in hymns and take time to credit the original dates and authors of the work you build from. You're brilliant my friend
Thanks Joan.
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