Tune: Little Cornard
(Hills of the north, rejoice')
Matthew 21 v.33-44 parts
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Husbandmen in vineyard
Treated employer hard
Mistreated his servants
Jesus' parable hence
Says employer will them destroy
Let out vineyard to good employ[ees]
He asked chief priest and too
Elders, and said, Did you
Never read in scriptures*
Of these words, it assures
That the stone** which you the builders
Rejected, the same has honours
For the stone is become
Head of corner, it one
Of most important stones
Others stand not alone
The least becomes the greatest for
This is the Lord's doing, true, sure
And it is marvellous
In our eyes, e'en to us
As with those in vineyard
Treated employer hard
The kingdom of God taken shall
Be from them, removed, this know well
And it shall be given
Then unto better men
Who shall its fruits bring forth
[Who] Know this stone of great worth
Fall on this stone and be broken
Than it fall on you, shattering men
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* Psalm 118 v.22-23
** Jesus Himself is the chief, or head, corner stone
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: December 13th, 2025 03:18
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 6.6.6.6.8.8. Some version have 'key stone' instead of 'corner stone'. A key stone is the central stone, or brick, as in the arches in the title picture. Sometimes it is called 'head stone' but this more often is used for grave memorials. Either was it's a very important stone. The building - or parts of the building - will fall down without such stones.
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Comments1
Another wonderful hymn poem Orchi. How many does that now make? They sure used rocks a lot back then. Building and killing whether in war David killing Goliath or executions as stoning's. Rock on I say. Good one Orchi
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