Tune: St Anne
('O God our help in ages past')
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Psalm 42 v.5
Why are you cast down, O my soul
The Lord will make you whole
Hope you in Him, I shall yet praise
Him, and shall more songs raise
Psalm 42 v.5-6
I shall praise Him for His help sure
Yet now soul cast down, poor
But you will come unto my aid
Plans good for me you laid
Psalm 42 v.11
He the health of my countenance
His presence near I sense
He my God be, I Him worship
Serve Him in deed and lip
Psalm 43 v.3
O send out your light and your truth
Shelter me in your booth
Your light and truth, I pray lead me
To [your] tabernacle free
Psalm 43 v.3
Then I will go unto your place
Your holy hill, where grace
Flows forth from you, my God, my joy
And where no sins annoy
Psalm 41 v.11
By this I know you favour me
Your good hand here I see
That you do not let enemy
Have triumph over me
Psalm 41 v.1-3
Blessed are they who do help the poor
The Lord will help them sure
In their own troubles and distress
Will strengthen and them bless
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: November 4th, 2017 09:23
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8686 (Common Metre = CM). Taken from a couple of 'darkish' Psalms, but there are 'darker' ones, when the Psalmist's call down vengeance, etc on enemies. Not particularly for Remembrance, but I likes the tunes - all patriotic too! I was in Westminster Abbey when they sang the hymn of the same tune name - Christ is made the sure foundation.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments5
I dunno if this is entirely comforting, cos I'm gonna sing MORE, as it says in verse 1. Oh no - meoowwoooo! heehee.
Another beautiful poem. Thanks Orchidee!
Thanks wc. Who can bear my singing? I shall have to be lost in a crowd such as in the clip. No-one will hear me then! lol.
Thanks STEVE ~ The hymn is a great prelude to the Lord's Day ! Love the balanced 8686 quatrains based on verses of individual Psalms ! An excellent poetic structure for such a venture ! I will be paraphrasing Psalm 89 tomorrow ~ a Sonnet of course ! Thanks for sharing & caring ~ BRIAN
Thanks Brian.
orchidee, I have selective hearing, so don't worry about me regarding your singing. I am happy to read your hymns, listening to you singing them would be just a little bit too much. Just sing them to KP!
Thanks Fred. Erm, 'select' not to hear me singing then! lol.
Good write Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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