Wisdom Ways

orchidee



Tune: The Supreme Sacrifice

('O valiant hearts')

Psalm 90 part

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LORD, you have been, yes, you our dwelling place

In all generations, and every race

Before the mountains were brought forth and ere

The earth and the world were formed, you were there

 

From everlasting to everlasting

You are God, and unto you shall we sing

You were, you are, and still are yet to be

Reigning to and from all eternity

 

A thousand years in your sight, brief and small

They are but as yesterday, you them call

Each day and night into being, ordained

All appointed by you, your hand unfeigned

 

And as a watch past in the night, 'tis so

Passing of many years, yet each you know

Ours days average seventy full years

Or if by strength, eighty or more appears

 

So teach us our days here to number fine

For you have planned out each human life line

And so may we our hearts here thus apply

Unto wisdom, living for you, us nigh

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 6th, 2017 08:35
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 10.10.10.10. metre. Not specially for Remembrance time, though there is that theme in it.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 23
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Comments5

  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    THANKS STEVE ~ NICE SONG & NICE POEM ~ KEEP THEM COMING ~ BRIAN

    • orchidee

      Thanks Brian.

    • lasergraph

      Your praise always enlightens my spirit. Your faith may even be contagious.

      • orchidee

        Thanks Laser.

      • Fay Slimm.

        Amen to this prayerful appeal to One who knows how to live life everlasting. A lovely read Orchi.

        • orchidee

          Thanks Fay. "One" is my (imaginary) cousin who appears at times in mypoems. He's horrible - selfish as can be, tramples over everyone, says 'tally-ho' and all that rubbish! lol.

        • FredPeyer

          So well written, orchidee! You do have the wisdom you refer to in your last line!

          • orchidee

            Thanks Fred. Oh yes, I'm the fount of all wisdom. Says me - pass me some humble pie now. Too big for me boots! lol

          • Goldfinch60

            May God's wisdom be with us all.

            • orchidee

              Thanks Gold. is that how we're so old - a thousand years like one day? In that case we must be both about age 30, not 50 million years old. Something like that - not checked the maths on it! Yet I think it means God is outside of human time. So we were about age 20 in 1066.



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