Righteous Rulings

orchidee



Fits tune: Coe Fen

('How shall I sing that majesty?')

Psalm 97

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1. The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice

Make Him, the LORD, your choice

Let all the many isles be glad

Not mournful, downcast, sad

Clouds and darkness about Him are

He exalted by far

Righteousness and judgement they be

Virtues of His throne, see

 

2. For they are the habitation

Of His throne, He the one

Who rules righteously, judgements fair

And none can them impair

A fire goes before Hm, up burns

His enemies, save turns

Of repentance to Him they show

He does each heart full know

 

3. His lightnings the world enlightened

He them in power did send

To the earth, it saw, and trembled

It His presence recalled

The hills did melt like wax, for he

Lord of the whole earth be

Ever reigning, holy and good

We worship as we should

 

4. The heavens His righteousness declare

His glory everywhere

Is seen by all the people, known

He has it revealed, shown

Confounded they that serve idols

Be, who follows them falls

But Zion heard, in Him was glad

In robes of praise were clad

 

5. They rejoiced for you good judgements

O LORD, with no relents

You to them sent such, you are high

Above earth, sea, and sky

Exalted above all gods far

The bright, the morning-star

You that love the LORD, hate evil

He keeps those He does call

 

6. He preserves the souls of His saints

Sets free from all sins taints

Delivers them from wicked hands

Each one before Him stands

And light for the righteous is sown

Upright hearts gladness known

Rejoice in the LORD, righteous we

Give thanks, He e'er holy

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 24th, 2017 10:48
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8686 8686 metre (Double Common Metre = DCM).
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 53
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Comments4

  • orchidee

    Please click link to see clip on You Tube. Some mystical words in the original hymn, and going back to the end of the 17th Century for the author, John Mason.
    Not to be confused with John Mason Neale, a later hymn-translator.

  • ShannonXx

    Great write

    • orchidee

      Thanks S.

    • Michael Edwards

      You do it every time and I don't know how - another superb scribe.

      • orchidee

        Thanks M.

      • Goldfinch60

        Amen.

        • orchidee

          Thanks G.



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