Tune: Rivaulx
('Father of heaven, whose love profound')
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Church, but not only church it be
Where we can serve you fervently
Lord, but in daily living we
Your people, your witnesses be
Of ourselves we have no power
But we may serve you every hour
With your power and strength supplied
In you we trust and do confide
Loving in deed, not only word
What of your salvation have heard
Others, through what we do and say?
Bringing to them good news today
Partaken of the bread of life
Have we, gives peace, absence of strife
Food to sustain us, and the wine
Quenches our thirst, your fount divine
So you send us forth, sheep amid
Wolves, we are seen, and are not hid
Wise as serpents are we to be
And innocent as doves too, see
O that all taste food heavenly
'Tis resources scant ne'er shall be
Praying that all will come to find
You life, forgiveness, mercies kind
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: February 17th, 2024 03:40
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.8.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments6
Where I've put 'not only church it be', I mean that we can see some people only in church, and might forget that they don't live there all week!
but came in second to last .. is not too bad an ending ..
Thanks N. But I don't want to be fourth!
Good song, Orchi.
Thanks J.
Orchi interesting that Christianity shares the idea of duality the same as Taoism and Buddhism. Serpents and doves two sides of the coin. Good write Orchi
Thanks SB.
Beautiful.
Thanks T.
Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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