Tune: Wiltshire
('Through all the changing scenes of life')
Psalm 1
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Blessed they that walk not in counsel
Of ungodly, they well
Shall do, and blessed they that stand not
In way of sinners lot
And blessed they that not in seat sit
Of scornful, not one whit
But their delight is in the law
Of the Lord, their joy sure
And in His law they meditate
Day and night, that their state
They shall be like trees planted by
Rivers, watered, not dry
They bring forth fruit in their season
Throughout life's rhyme, reason
Their leaves shall not wither, and they
Shall prosper in the way
The ungodly are not so, they
Like chaff driven away
Blown by the wind, and shall not stan
With righteous in the land
Their judgement comes, the Lord knows way
Of righteous and their day
But way of the ungodly shall
Perish, they fare not well
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Author:
orchidee (
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- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. I was cut orf! It kept logging me out. Hope this poem survives.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments3
Orchi what happened to you this is the shortest hymn that you have ever done and the shortest that I have ever seen
It's that possible blip - heehee, it's a 'silent poem'. Nope - I will try to post it soon.... I started, then fell in a black hole. lol.
Are you still in that black hole my friend do you need me to throw you a comic rope?
Thank you SB. lol. It was KP's fault. I always blame her anyway. lol.
Good one Orchi.
Thank you Gold.
Orchi, this really moved me. Psalm 1 has always been one of those passages that feels both simple and profound, and you've captured that beautifully in hymn form. The image of the tree remains as powerful as ever...though I must confess I am now imagining Popeyeus Glug Maximus Solus planted beside those rivers, meditating day and night upon the Sacred Glug Scrolls while steadfastly refusing the counsel of the Unglugly. If he prospers, I suspect it will be in cherries and cream. Wonderful work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
Thank you T. There could be a third way in Popeye Land - the way of gluggery! What are we on about? WCAT. lol.
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