Day By Day

orchidee



Tune: Tallis' Evening Hymn

('All praise to thee my God, this night')

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Forgive me Lord, I fear and fret

And your love, mercies, do forget

Though we human, we cannot know

All things, why you have made some so

 

But help us trust, your will discern

That we in you more grow and learn

Leaving all in your tender care

There they shall prosper and well fare

 

In doubts and turmoils, mind's distress

May we come to you, and confess

Your wisdom be best, higher than

Thoughts, plans, workings of any man

 

So in searching our own hearts we

Pray your Spirit our guide shall be

Patience and perseverance give

We shall grow as in you we live

 

On day by day, 'tis all you ask

To tend to each day's duties, tasks

Not stay in past of yesterday

Nor anxious of tomorrow's way

 

For each day given from your hand

You sustain all of every land

Help us your kingdom to seek first

And to do your will be our thirst 

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 28th, 2017 09:00
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.8. metre (Long Metre: LM). My own thoughts at this time.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 29
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Comments6

  • Goldfinch60

    Good one Orchi.

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold.

    • Fay Slimm.

      A lovely prayer and full of faith as it is the read warmed my heart dear Orchi - - my favourite line has to be - "We shall grow as in you we live" - - how true.

      • orchidee

        Thanks Fay. We know there can be distractions, frustrations, etc. where we may not grow, or not grow much. Which is worse - to stand still, or go backwards? Neither of which produce any growth. Well, maybe a little growth even if standing still.

      • Christina8

        "nor anxious of tomorrows way"--good hymn orchi!

        • orchidee

          Thanks Christina. That's me at times - maybe many of us now and again. That line, and/or "stay in past of yesterday". Then we never focus on "today" as we may be fussing about what's happened (past), or what may happen (future). I mean - am I practising what I 'preach'?!

        • w c

          Thanks Orchidee! You've written another winner.

          • orchidee

            Thanks wc.

          • 🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽

            Wow this is one of the most awesome invocation n supplication in great super flow n rhyming that I've ever read. God must love it too amen. I totally adore such devotional poems ESP if written so well. Kudos.

            So nice to read from your pen again,
            Do pls review my latest too.

            • orchidee

              Thanks Zaynab. I suppose it could be thought of as ESP, though I'm not into any spooky stuff - if it means Extra Sensory Perception?

            • FredPeyer

              When I saw the title, orchidee, I thought you were gonna write about your marriage to KP. Am glad you did not!

              • orchidee

                Thanks Fred. Oh, if so, it would have been a terrible, heavy, hideous write. One of torture and torment, etc, etc.... You got a spare key to this ball and chain tied to my leg? KP put it there and threw away the key. heehee.



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