Tune: Dix
('As with gladness men of old')
Habakkuk Chapter 1 parts (Old Testament prophet)
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Habakkuk prayed, How long shall
I call Lord, and to you tell
Of violence, do you me hear?!
But you will not save, 'tis clear!
Why show me iniquity?
Cause me trouble, toil to see?
For plundering and violence
Are before me, makes no sense
There are they that strive, contend
Struggle on to bitter end
Therefore the law powerless
No justice here, we confess
For the wicked do surround
The righteous, among them found
Therefore wrong judgement proceeds
None unto righteousness heeds
Judah's end shall coem to be
Babylon captivity
Are you not from e'erlasting
O Lord my God, in each thing?
You are holy, we shall not
Die, 'tis your appointed lot
To us, you have ordained sure
Them for judgement, though it sore
And, O mighty God, our Rock
Established the to your flock
To correct your people, you
Look on evil cannot do
For your eyes they purer be
Than [to] look on iniquity
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: January 8th, 2026 03:34
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 7.7.7.7.7.7. A poem set to an Epiphany tune. Habakkuk prophesied in the last days or years of Judah before they were taken captive into Babylon. The words can apply to today too, I would say.
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Comments4
Isn't it funny Orchi how prophesies seem to apply to different times. Maybe nothing ever changes. Well I guess the nature of people never changes always greedy, lustful, lascivious, lazy, violent and those are the good qualities. Good write Orchi
Thank you SB. Ahh, a description of KP! Erm, well, all of us really.
Most welcome Orchie
A moving write and hopefully on tablets that we may run with it’s message!
Thank you A. I'm just chiselling out me next poem on this stone tablet! heehee. Me chisel's blunt. Doh!
Excellent hymn-poem, Orchi. We know the prophet's problems, but do certain gluggers have problems? Or are they the prophet's problems too! LOL! Actually, don't answer that!
Thank you T. I will sort of answer that - nooooo! Yes - it is a problem, that glugging? I doubt if it's a problem to them. And what ARE we talking about? Don't answer that! lol
LOL! I felt that noooo in slow-mo! LOL!
Good one Orchi.
Thank you Gold.
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