Tune: Golden Sheaves
('To thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise')
Isaiah 55 v.6-13
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Seek the Lord while He may be found
Hear His voice now, hear the sound
And call upon Him while He near
Approach with humble, meek fear
Let wicked forsake their wrong way
Turn unto Him now today
Let unrighteous forsake their thoughts
Return to Him in good sorts
For the Lord will them mercy show
His pardon, peace they shall know
Will show His grace abundantly
That they His goodness shall see
For my thoughts be not yours, says He
And my ways be not yours, see
For as heavens higher than earth
My ways, thoughts, higher, more worth
For as rain does from heaven come down
Upon each land, country, town
And snow from heaven not returns
But waters the earth's concerns
That it may bring forth, bud and flowers
Until the harvest hours
Then seeds to sower, bread to eat
Full fields of golden blessed wheat
So as that rain and snow are sent
So shall God's words, no relent
Not return unto Him void, for
They shall all accomplish sure
The things He pleases shall be done
They shall be hindered by none
They shall prosper, where sent His word
Word of life they shall have heard
You shall go out with joy and peace
Know favours, harvest's increase
Creation joins, mountains, hills, trees
In all God's goodness agrees
Instead of thorns shall come the fir
Myrtle come instead of briar
The Lord's name shall be glorified
He for us all shall provide
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: September 16th, 2017 08:30
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8787 8787 metre. A harvest theme, which is generally in Sept/Oct. The hymn in the clip starts at 2:00. Spot the dog at 3:50.
- Category: Spiritual
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Do you know the church Goldfinch. Are you in the clip?! Is that your church at 0:45?
Thanks STEVE ~ By DAD loves the ARCHERS and listens to it every day. It is our Harvest Sunday tomorrow and I'm posting a Harvest Poem tomorrow ~ Thanks for yours today ! When GOD created ADAM & EVE he provided ~ Fertile Soil ~ there's none on Mars - The Rain ~ there's none on Venus ~ They have the Sun ~ but without the Soil & Rain & Seeds there can be NO HARVEST ! Let us never take these things for granted > Without GOD ~ Planet Earth would be as lifeless as the MOON and all the other Planets in the SOLAR SYSTEM ! Yours BRIAN
Thanks Brian. Some places seem late this year. One place I know is not having Harvest until mid-October.
You use great language in these superb works and without wishing to detract from them I would love to see you write a secular work in the same vein. I am wearing my armour and getting pretty hot - is the battle over yet ?
Thanks Michael. I draw from Bible verses mainly. I don't know if I could write a secular work 'on my own', as it were. An annual reunion of The Battle of Hastings from 1066 is held each year (so I say). it's free, but you must have been there in person, to be able to attend the reunion! Goldfinch and I, and maybe some others too, always go.
Do they serve sherry at these reunions - I can only remember gut rot beer or was I in the wrong tent?
Not my Church ours is only 114 years old, that one is much older but I may have been skulking there somewhere. Good write.
Thanks G/F. But did I see your church at 0:45 on the clip, very briefly?
Yes that was our Church, sorry misunderstood the 0:45 reference.
A super verse of adoration for God's great gifts - - I agree too with Michael that your talent would write secular glories just as well my dear friend. Your talent for word is outstanding.
Thanks Fay. Don't know why, but I seem to dry up on some themes. I could try, I suppose.....
Beautiful compose for the season.
Thanks M.
Harvest....the best time of the year. Love your poem!
Thanks Fred.
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