Creation Capturings - Ye Olde Prayers Series (12)

orchidee



 Tune: Sandys

('Teach me, my God and King')

Based on a prayer, source unknown, early Scottish

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I rise today, it through

Strength of heaven's renew

Your creation, Lord, me to aid

Your wondrous works displayed

 

Light of the sun's bright beam

Radiance of moon's gleam

Splendour of fire, speed of lightning

Of these we speak and sing

 

And too the wind's swiftness

Grains of sand numberless

Depth of sea, earth's stability

Firmness of rock and tree

 

Of each thing may we learn

And more of God discern

His life, power in creation

Shown to every nation

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 29th, 2024 03:06
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 6.6.8.6. I added the last verse, as we should not worship Nature in itself, as 'things', but let Nature point us to God the Creator. The hymn in the video is from early 17th Century. The last verse 'this is the famous stone......turns all to gold' sounds like a sort of alchemy, aiming to find an elixir, a 'cure-all', maybe a more prominent theme in those days.
  • Category: Spiritual
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Comments4

  • Neville


    ye olde series is still going strong I see ..

    • orchidee

      I sends ye olden thanks N. Will I ever get past 1,000AD?

    • sorenbarrett

      A most glorious hymn of not only gratitude but recognition of all the splendors around us.

      • orchidee

        Thanks SB. I adapted it from an old prayer.

      • 2781

        For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now...

        • orchidee

          Thanks 2.

        • Goldfinch60

          Good one Orchi.

          • orchidee

            Thanks Gold.



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