Providing Presence

orchidee



Tune: Nativity

('Come, let us join our cheerful songs')

Psalm 36 v.5-10

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Your mercy, Lord, in heavens is

And too your faithfulness

Reaches unto th clouds, it high

Yet you to us are nigh

 

Your righteousness like great mountains

You make waters, fountains

Your judgement they are like great deep

You do your people keep

 

O Lord, you preserve man and beast

From greatest unto least

How excellent, you loving, kind

In you we sure do find

 

Therefore we people put our trust

In you, though we mere dust

We trust in shadow of your wings

To you each joyful sings

 

They shall abundant, satisfied [be]

With what you give, provide

You shall make them drink the river

Of your pleasures ever

 

For with you is of life the fount

Blessings more than we count

Are ours, and in your pure true light

Shall we see light, ne'er night

 

O continue loving-kindness

To those that know you, bless

Them, and still your righteousness be

To [the] upright in heart free

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 24th, 2023 01:59
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. A tune name I've not used before. We don't HAVE to know the tune names, of course. They hymn was sung at a wedding I went to in 1980 - dug out the Order of Service sheet. Sung it few times since then too!
  • Category: Spiritual
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  • orchidee

    Erm, for my own 'orrible wedding to KP we had well-known marriage hymns including:
    'Fight the good fight';
    'Through the night of doubt and sorrow' (an oldie hymn);
    and the less well known hymns:
    'Buried in shadows of the night';
    'O'er the gloomy hills of darkness'
    heehee.

  • Bella Shepard

    Quite a write my friend, let me know when the concert begins, I'd love to hear you sing. Perhaps a duet with KP?

    • orchidee

      Thanks Bella. Notice the 'heavy' type of hymns we had for our wedding?! lol. Arggh, a duet with KP. lol.

      • Bella Shepard

        Perhaps they were more dirges?

        • orchidee

          Yes lol. I'm not 'providing' anything useful for KP - only money for her botox! lol.

        • sorenbarrett

          I like to think of a supreme being that is merciful. It would help a lot in my case. lol good write Orchi

          • orchidee

            Thanks SB. Yes, 'tis so I believe, though He (including 'She' elements) also has righteous anger and wrath I believe.
            Certainly, some of the Old Testament does not give a picture of 'church' or 'God' being just quaintly for little old ladies each Sunday.

          • Goldfinch60

            Good one Orchi.

            • orchidee

              Thanks Gold.



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