Tune: Diademata
('Crown Him with many crowns')
Revelation 19 v.11-16
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Heaven opened, white horse
Goes forth now on its course
The rider, He called 'Faithful, True'
A mission has to do
In righteousness He does
Judge and make war, but loves
The good and right with pure delight
But hates all shades of night
His eyes a flame of fire
he the bright morning star
And on His head were crowns many
All visible to see
And too a name written
Which no one could know then
Except Himself, and whom He willed
That it should be revealed
Clothed with vesture stained-blood
For us, redeeming flood
The Word of God it is His name
E'er of eternal fame
His armies followed forth
From east, west, south, and north
They too on white horses displayed
In white linen arrayed
From His mouth goes a sword
Sharp, He o'er all the Lord
With sword He shall the nations smite
And bring in truth and right
He shall rule with a rod
Of iron, and He for God
Tends to evil and with it deals
Whate'er destroys, kills, steals
Awesome sight, God's winepress
Of His fierceness, no less
'Tis full of His anger and wrath
Consumes evil like moth
On His vesture and thigh
His name is seen, draw nigh
It written KING OF KINGS is He
And LORD OF LORDS He be
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: August 26th, 2017 08:26
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem on 6686 6686 metre (Double Short Metre = DSM).Based on some verses of mystical revelations of the book of that name. I feel it is an archetype(typical example) matched to the original hymn and tune.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments5
Another good 'un O
Thanks M.
Thanks STEVE ~ a lovely way to end Saturday and lead into Sunday ! Singing DIADEM in the Royal Albert Hall with the full orchestra is the closest to Heaven ~ on Earth ~ I've been ! I love JOHN'S REVELATIONS and I too have seen the White Horse and its RIDER (JESUS) and I know my future is in GOD's HANDS and not TRUMP'S or even MAY'S ~ consequently I am never afraid of the FUTURE ~ before or even beyond the GRAVE ~ GOD is SOVEREIGN ! Thanks for caring & then sharing BRIAN
Thanks B.
Orchidee, you definitely are the master of hymn-poems! Beautiful writing.
Thanks F.
The Lord is All. Good write Orchi.
Thanks G. If it's not flippant, were these white horses similar to the ones in 1066?! lol.
May God continue to bless you with His gift... that day is coming.
Thanks Word.
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