Tune: Cwm Rhondda
('Guide me, O thou great Jehovah')
Repeat last line of each verse.
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Psalm 68 v.4
Sing praises to God, His name raise
Glorious through endless days
Extol Him, the heavens aloft
He rides o'er each town and croft
His name JAH, Jehovah, the Lord
Rejoice in His living word (x2)
Psalm 68 v.17
God's chariots, twenty thousand
All under His mighty hand
Even thousands of angels bright
They behold Him, that their sight
The Lord He among them is there
As in Sinai He did fare (x2)
Psalm 68 v.35
The Lord terrible and awesome
From holy places does come
God of Israel, strength and power
Gives His people every hour
He worthy be of our thanks, praise
For all glory it be His (x2)
Psalm 69 v.33-34
The LORD hears the poor, He does not
Despise His prisoners lot
For He comes to help, deliver
To set them free He does stir
So let all things, heaven, earth, seas
Praise Him, pray with humble pleas (x3)
Psalm 70 v.4
Let all those that seek you rejoice
And exalt you with one voice
Let them be glad in you, and let
Such as love you, no regret
Say continually, 'Let God be
Magnified', the whole world see (x2)
Psalm 71 v.3
Be you my strong habitation
Wondrous works great you have done
Unto you I constant resort
You have led me, me have taught
Command you did give to save me
My rock, my fortress you be (x2)
Psalm 71 v.16
I will go in your strength daily
Strength of you Lord GOD it be
I will make mention too here sure
Of your righteousness e'er more
Through all ages of my life span
And of each child, woman, man (x2)
- Author: orchidee ( Offline)
- Published: November 13th, 2017 09:52
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.7.8.7.8.7. metre.
- Category: Spiritual
- Views: 78
Comments5
Thanks for this uplifting poem.
Thanks wc.
Darn good O
Thanks M.
CWM RHONDA ~ One of the best especially when sung in Welsh. I used to lead parties of Scouse Teenagers up Y WYDDFA (Mount Snowdon) and we learned the first verse in Welsh (some Scousers can speak Welsh as well as Scouse !) and always sang it (in four part harmony) at the Summit ~ All Scousers can sing ! Loved your POEM as well ~ you are a Wordsmith ! Yours BRIAN
Thanks Brian. In the clip they make a rousing rendition of it. No use whispering some hymns!
Your treatment of these verses inspired me to go to several of the original biblical Psalms quoted. In doing so I am able discern the wonderful, tasteful embellishments that you have created here in this work. Masterfully done my my friend.
Thanks Gary. I'm not TOO random in the verse(s) per stanza of certain of my poems. It seems they are grouped in themes, or approximately so. Say 3 or 4 on the same sort of theme, then they seem to move on to another theme. Well, it is a 'hymn-book', the book of Psalms. In hymn books the hymns are arranged by themes. I admit I pick out the 'good bits' as it were! But verses about vengeance upon enemies, etc, do not seem to fit to hymn tunes very well! Hmmm.
Good hymn Orchi.
Thanks Gold. You joined in their lively rendition? Sound like Methodists?!
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