Fits tune: Mannheim
(One tune to 'lead us, heavenly Father, lead us')
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Lamb of God, sins of the world took
You in love us not forsook
Offering, sacrifice, salvation
Provided for each nation
For none other could atone sure
To redeem us evermore
Cleansing flow that brings forgiveness
You come to us, and us bless
Body broken, your blood shed forth
Reaches to east, west, south, north
Here be relief, here be comfort
For you thus our souls have sought
Communion commemorates
Of your grace that ne'er abates
Bread and wine in symbols simple
Made life unto all you call
Eating, drinking, here our fine fare
At your table all may share
From your riches you became poor
To lead us to heavenly shore
No salvation have we besides
But your gospel brings good tides (tidings)
Your life given that we may live
We you worship, praises give
Peace with God now for mankind made
For Christ He the price has paid
Of our sins, though He the sinless
One, our Saviour, we confess
Graces, favours, every good thing
In your love you each one bring
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: July 8th, 2017 11:13
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem 87 87 87 metre. * Verse 3 - table. I have used 'table' and not 'altar', though an altar is used in some churches. I wanted to convey the idea that Christ is not 'sacrificed again', as it were, at every service that has Communion included. I don't hold to the Roman Catholic view that Christ is actually present in person under the forms of bread and wine, but I view it as symbolic - as in verse 3 also.
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In the original I know, it's 'Lone and dreary, faint and weary / Through the desert Thou didst go'.
In this clip it's 'Tempted, taunted, yet undaunted / ....'
Your work is always so beautiful. I love that you honor our Lord with your gifts!
Thanks H.
Nice piece
Thanks kid.
Thanks STEVE for sharing a great hymn and an equally great poem from your quill or are you now using a PC ?
The Communion Service is very important because each time we participate we affirm our Faith in the Atoning Death of Christ as our only means of Salvation & Eternal Life ~ OK The BIBLE does not teach TRANSUBSTANTIATION it simply teaches that the BREAD represents the BODY of CHRIST and that the WINE represents the BLOOD of CHRIST ! We look back to CALVARY ~ We look around to the Fellowship Communicants have in CHRIST and we look forward to the Second Coming of CHRIST ~ AMEN Thanks for caring and Sharing ~ BRIAN
Thanks Brian. I pencil out the poems first, then type them up as I go along (one per day for MPS).
Oohh I can't say trans-wotsit if I have too much Communion wine! Some places have fruit juice - that's not heretical though. It's a serious and reverent service, with joy too, as we know. Yet I'm gonna dash to a church that has sherry instead of wine! I will get excomm-wotsit!
AWW, I was not actually at that service, Candlewitch. I heard about that ram's horn, and stifled a laugh until I got outside the church!
We may laugh, but the guy was grouchy. Well, it can happen if leaders think that THEY own the church! doh! The guy got somewhat better - 'he's 'better now', well he's 'gone now' anyway. But we could have said 'Hello Revd Smug'.
Good write once more.
Thanks G/F. Hide that Communion.....sherry (?) in case I ever visit your way! heehee.
If you come to my Church there is no alcohol, we are Methodists.
Spirituality is not for everyone. That being said, it would take a fool not to recognize talent when one sees it. The style is of a modernized old English format, which is nice to see. The conjunctions might be hard to make out for the untrained eye, but I see them clearly. Well done, 9/10.
P.S.
These poems and praises remind me of my uncle. That man has got an itch that can only be soothed by the Lord.
Thanks N. You may wish, as some do, to read my poems from the 'poetic merits' angle, maybe without bringing in the 'spiritual' aspect of them. I realise there can be imagery, metaphors, conjunctions as you say, etc, at times, in this type of writing. I aim to explain things where I can, but not paraphrase the originals too much. Or at least not to paraphrase to the extent where it becomes 'trashy' and loses its original meaning.
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