Fits tune: Richmond
('Fill thou my life, O Lord my God')
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Psalm 20 v.5
We will rejoice in your salvation
With praise and elation
In the name of God we set up sure
Our banners evermore
Psalm 20 v.7
Some trust in horses, chariots
Or human compatriots
But we will remember the name
Of the LORD our God, His fame
Psalm 21 v.13
In your own strength, LORD, be exalted
You are our living Head
And so will we sing and praise your power
Eternal every hour
Psalm 24 v.7
Lift up your heads, you gates, you doors
Peoples from farthest shores
Shall enter city of the great King
In Jerusalem Him sing
Psalm 24 v.8 - 10
He the King of glory, mighty
And all nations shall see
That He the LORD of hosts is sure
Who reigns, holy and pure
Psalm 25 v.20
O keep my soul, deliver me
Let me not ashamed be
For in you I do put my trust
E'en though I be but dust
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: July 12th, 2017 08:48
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8686 metre (Common Metre = CM). Hope it's not disjointed, as this selection of verses from Psalms 20 to 25 seem to have similar themes.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments6
A 'dusty' reference again! heehee. Who you calling dust, Orchi?! Yet we are, in comparison to God, but He does not sweep us under the carpet!
I'm a hooman, or so my dog calls me. Lol, just thought I'd make a joke.
Heehee thanks N. Well, I thought: hooman, or human, is derived from 'humus' - that stuff in the ground!
Humus is absolutely disgusting. It gives me the willies.
Good stuff once again Orch. I love to see the usage of singular words in the place of plurals. It's great.
Thanks N. Maybe it's the alternating between 'we' and 'I'. Is this how you mean singles and plurals?
The subject being a plural in place of a singular, vice versa.
Thanks again STEVE for lifting us up onto Higher Ground ! Lovely HYMN and a lovely set of QUATRAINS ~ each amplifying a single verse of a PSALM ~ Yours BRIAN
Thanks B. Sometimes I wonder if the single (or two or three) verse-type Psalms sound disjointed. But the Psalms seem to be grouped in themes, at least in places. It's the OT 'hymn-book', so as in current hymn-books, the hymns are arranged into themes or seasons, etc.
From a dust bunny under the sofa, " no problem"
Heehee thanks A.
From a dust bunny under the sofa, " no problem"
Good write Orchi.
Thanks G/F.
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