... 'for all things come of you, and of your own have we given you' (1 Chronicles 29 v.14).
(also part of a Collect = Formal prayer)
Tune: Nun Danket
('Now thank we all our God')
1 Chronicles 29 v.10-16
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One of King David's prayers
One of his last ones he shares
With us, says, Blessed be you
Lord God our father, e'er true
Yours, Lord, is the greatness
And the power, we bless
You, yours be the glory
And too the victory
And lasting majesty
For all in heaven and earth be
Yours, and yours truly we
Acknowledge your kingdom be
You are exalted o'er
All things for evermore
Both honour and riches
Come from you, sure is this
And over all you reign
In your hand we do see plain
That therein is power
And might through every hour
And you are able to
Make great, give strength anew
Now therefore thanks we give
To you, praise, you e'er live
We praise your glorious name
It be of an endless fame
But who are we, so small
That you should deign to give all?
All this store for Temple
Building, here given all
Unto us by your hand
Solomon shall build grand [Temple]
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Author:
orchidee (
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- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 6.7.6.7. 6.6.6.6. A prayer of King David at the time of the preparation to build the Temple, which Solomon his son would oversee, and would become King in place of his father David.
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Comments6
My knowledge being sketchy. Did he build the temple.
Great flow in words and gets me thinking I need to read up in my gospel.
Thank you Paul. It's Old Testament. Solomon, David's son, actually oversaw the building of the Temple - he of the temperament who was led astray later in life by 'many strange women!' Ooh! You know any strange ones? lol.
Most of the woman I know are strange.
'Poor' old Solomon, though the world's richest person of that day and age. He had about a thousand women around him! A naughty joke is 'What can a man never understand?' The answer is: 'A woman's mind!' heehee. Some wag said that originally.
Monumental! 🙏🕊️
A monumental thank you then A!
Beauty
A beauteous thank you T!
And so Solomon did build it only to have it destroyed and have to be rebuilt but even grander the second time. A wonderful hymn my friend
Thank you SB.
You are most welcome Orchi
We engage in monumental (yay! that's a good word) and profound examinations of world affairs when you manage to dig a tunnel out from under that great pile of hymn books...Oh orchi, orchi I miss your cutting perspective and expansive reach when it comes to the secular world....
Thank you D.
Good one Orchi.
Thank you Gold.
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