Worthy Waiting

orchidee



Fits tune: Tyrol

('The wise may bring their learning')

Based on Psalm 62

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Truly my soul upon God waits

He does see my estates

From Him comes my salvation

Open to each nation

He only is my rock, defence

My salvation from hence

I shall not so be greatly moved

He has of me approved

 

How long foes, you imagine

Mischief against each one?

You shall be slain, yes all of you

As wall, fence, that falls true

They plot and plan to good o'erthrow

Sincerity not know

Delighting in their lies, they proud

Bless, though inward curse loud

 

My soul, only upon God wait

he will aid, not be late

From Him my expectation is

My rock, salvation, this

My defence strong, moved not am I

To you I refuge fly

God of my salvation, my rock

My glory, though foes mock

 

Trust in Him at all times, trust sure

Pour out your heart before

Him, for God is our refuge strong

Hold to Him all life long

Surely men of low degree [are] vain

And so too it is plain

That men of high degree a lie

Are, we cannot deny

 

Trust not in oppression, now cease

'Tis not he way of peace

Become not vain in robbery

Set not on riches, see

That God has spoken, and I heard

Power is His, His word

He has declared, and too mercy

Just to each one He be

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 23rd, 2017 10:57
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. 8.6.8.6. metre = Common Metre Doubled (CMD).
  • Category: Spiritual
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  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    Thanks ANDY ~ Another lovely HYMN to an old tune ! Love your Victorian Language and sentence pattern to make it all rhyme ! EXCELLENT ~ You can't put 2ist C wording into i19th C tunes ! Yours BRIAN

    • orchidee

      Thanks Brian I'm Steven. lol. Goldfinch is Andy. I mustn't knock 21st Century hymns / choruses though. Maybe I'm very old. Sometimes I say I'm millions of years old. It's so no-one guesses my age (oh vanity!) lol. One church I know ONLY has The Book of Common Prayer. We go back to ye olde 1662 language then! But I think we all need SOME variety at times!

    • Goldfinch60

      Good write.

      • orchidee

        Thanks G/F. Do you have 1662 Book at all? Or just the C of E / Anglican has it?

        • Goldfinch60

          I have some old prayer books but I would need to look for them, I will give is a go sometime today.

          • orchidee

            Have ye found those olde Prayer Books G/F. Wii ye now say 'thee' and 'thou'?! Not in everyday 21st Century chat though!



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