Tune: Wiltshire
('Through all the changing scenes of life')
John 21 v.15-17
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Jesus said to Peter, Do you
Love me more than these* true? (* those others there at the lakeside)
He said, yes, Lord, you know that I
Love you, I not deny
Jesus said, Feed my lambs, then He
The second time said, see
Peter, do you love me> Again
Peter did reply then
He said, yes, Lord, you know that i
Love you, I not deny
Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep
With loving-care them keep
Jesus said again the third time
Peter, here in life's rhyme
Do you love me? Peter was grieved
[That] He this word thrice received
He said to Jesus, Lord you know
All things above, below
You know that I love you, [then] Jesus
Said, Feed my sheep, them bless
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Author:
orchidee (
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- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. It's said that in each of the three same questions, the original meaning of 'Do you love me?' is deeper each time. More Easter tunes to follow possibly, but some are longer verses. These shorter verses here don't really fit into a longer poem and are necessarily repetitive.
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Comments4
A beautiful passage and a beautiful hymn. Very nicely done.
Thank you SB.
Peter once asked how many times one should be forgiven, guessing seven times? He was thinking he was smart, because seven equals perfection of course. Jesus' answer, "seventy times seven". Doing the math, that's 490 times...of course, one would loose count, which is the point. Still, here, in your hymn-poem, we see Jesus asking Peter 3 times if he loves him. Peter, of course, thrice denied him. A powerful passage and it shows Jesus putting that 490 times into practice, because we all know the 3 denials was NOT Peter's only time messing up! 🤣 A powerful poem that remnds us it's not about perfection but sincerity. Peter, though flawed, was sincere. Great job, Orchi! 🌹👏
Thank you T. So 70 x 7 would mean 'to perfection'; or 'endlessly'. Meanwhile, someone not getting the hang of it - 'I'm not gonna forgive you when it gets to 491 times!' Doh!
Very nice message and like Tristan said, Peter had denied Christ three times just before He was crucified- and Jesus having been resurrected letting Peter proclaim his love for Him for every time that he had denied Him, is a fitting redemption that speaks to God’s grace in being able to work good out of bad things; very poetic story in and of itself and your hymn beautifully showcases God’s love for us and call to follow Him; thank you for sharing 😊
Thank you R.
Good one Orchi.
Thank you Gold.
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