Walking in the Way

orchidee



Tune: Bishopthorpe

('Immortal love, forever full')

Psalm 86 v.11-15

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Teach me your way, O Lord, I will

Walk on in your truth still

Unite my heart to fear your name

It great, worthy of fame

 

O Lord my God, I will you praise

With all my heart, songs raise

And I will your name glorify

For e'ermore, know you nigh

 

For great is your mercy to us

And you have saved, so be

My soul from the lowest hell, for

I called unto you sure

 

O God, though the proud enemies

Are risen against me

They not set you before their eyes

And their mouths you denies

 

But you, O God, are a God full

Of compassion, grace all

Longsuffering, and plenteous

In mercy, truth to us

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 13th, 2025 03:26
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 22
  • Users favorite of this poem: Tristan Robert Lange
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  • sorenbarrett

    This poem reminds me of many we used to sing as a child in church and I always wondered why a God that did not like pride like praise. Or even why he if perfect needed it. I always thought that arrogance was a sin. Love the hymn my friend but still wonder somehow.

    • orchidee

      Thank you SB. I suppose it's the arrogant sort of human pride that can be selfish, boasting of self, etc. There's 'normal' pride too, which I would say is OK, as in, e.g. 'He takes great pride in his work' or parents being proud of their children.

      • sorenbarrett

        You are most welcome Orchi.

      • Tristan Robert Lange

        Excellent hymn-poem Orchi...i really love the...

        What was that? Shh man, no I can't...oh fine, have it your way.

        P wants me to ask if it would be better walking "out of the way" rather than "in the way"? I tried to stop him...but he's incorrigible. LOL! Glug glug.

        • orchidee

          Thank you T. lol. Ohh, Ol' P's only going one way - on his way to...... don't finish that! lol.

          • Tristan Robert Lange

            LOL! You know it! He really is the worst, sometimes!

            • orchidee

              We're wasting a terrible lot of time on this Ol' Popeye & Co rubbish! Hasn't he got anything better to do? Nope, he says. And what does he do? Don't answer that! lol.

              • Tristan Robert Lange

                Glug glug!

              • arqios

                Good one O; no other way to walk🙏🕊️

                • orchidee

                  Thank you A.

                  • arqios

                    Most welcome O🕊️🙏

                  • Goldfinch60

                    Good one Orchi.

                    • orchidee

                      Thank you Gold. Yes - let's not go the wrong way down a one-way street. lol.



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