Reaping Revealings

orchidee



Tune: Wir Pflugen

('We plough the fields and scatter')

Revelation 14 v.14-20

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I looked, behold, a white cloud

Revealed, and in unshroud

One sat upon this cloud, he was

Displayed majestic thus

Having on head a gold crown

And name of great renown

One like the Son of man He

Had sharp sickle, now see

 

Chorus

Angel from the temple

Loud, loud, His message call

'Thrust in your sickle, the earth reap

Harvest it, the good keep'

 

Time for the earth to be reaped

E'en seemed in evil steeped

But there good too, the harvest-tide

Fruits ripe it does provide

So he that on the cloud sat

Thrust in His sickle, that

The earth should then be reaped sure

The good gathered e'ermore - Chorus

 

Then another angel

Who too had sharp sickle

Came out of temple, waits for

An angel from altar

This one had power o'er fire

Having words solemn, dire

Spoke to angel with sickle

Who true did hear his call - Chorus

 

Said angel from the altar

Thrust in your sickle, stir

Yourself to gather earth's vine

For see this, this the sign

The grapes are fully ripe now

They must be reaped, and how

Righteous judgements of God known

Victory o'er evil shown - Chorus

 

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 14th, 2017 08:15
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 7676 7676 metre for verses, and 6684 or 6686 for chorus.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 59
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Comments3

  • Tony36

    Great write, Awesome video

    • orchidee

      Thanks Tony.

      • Tony36

        Welcome

      • FredPeyer

        no ploughing - no harvest!
        Another good one, orchidee!

        • orchidee

          Thanks Fred. You ploughed them fields and scattered them seeds? Depends - you might live in a concrete town!

        • Goldfinch60

          Good write once more Orchi.

          Have you read the John Betjeman poem called Harvest Hymn - give it a go, that too fits the tune you have used.

          • orchidee

            Thanks G/F. Will have a look. You ploughing them fields now?!



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