Wisdom's Workings

orchidee



Tune: Skye Boat Song

('Spirit of God, unseen as the wind')

Daniel 2 v.20-23

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Chorus

To Daniel dreams sure were revealed

Visions not hid, unsealed

He the Lord praised, the great God of heaven

Ruler over all men [mankind]

 

He did say, Blesséd be the name

Of God, of endless fame

For wisdom and might be His sure

Infinite, evermore - Chorus

 

He changes the times and seasons

By His own plans, reasons

He removes kings and set up kings

He Lord over all things - Chorus

 

He gives wisdom unto the wise

Grace, mercy, He supplies

And gives knowledge to them that know

Understanding, 'tis so - Chorus

 

He reveals deep and secret things

To Him creation sings

He knows what is in the darkness

His thoughts are numberless - Chorus

 

Daniel gave his God thanks and praise

Did to Him worship raise

He too God of his ancestors

His past brothers, sisters - Chorus

 

Thanks given for wisdom and might

Changed the darkness to light

Made known to them what they desired

Prayers answered, not debarred - Chorus

 

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 17th, 2018 03:10
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem with verses in 8.6.8.6. Common Metre (CM), and chorus in 9.6.9.6. metre. The historical background can be found in Daniel Chapter 2. The words in the clip may be different to the version you know.
  • Category: Spiritual
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Comments5

  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    Thanks STEVE ~ A double blessing today ! Lovely Tune ~ lovely Words ~ praise for the Holy Spirit ~ The SCRIPTURE UNION is the only UNION I have ever belonged to ! AND DANIEL one of the most exciting characters in the BIBLE ~ Thanks for caring & Sharing ~ Yours BRIAN

    • orchidee

      Thanks Brian. It was made seemingly quite impossible for Daniel - madness, humanly speaking. How could one know what someone had been dreaming, let alone interpret it?! The king said ' I forgot' or at least 'I'm not telling ya what the dream was'. And dangerous times. Nebuchadnezzar could be terribly unpredictable.

    • Michael Edwards

      Who is Wisdom - do I know him?

      • orchidee

        Thanks Michael. Well, Wisdom is sort of personalised in the Bible as a 'she'. Doh - why not as a 'he'?! Unless you mean Norman Wisdom?

        • Michael Edwards

          Well men have wisdom teeth And Norman was a man - well that's where lived.

        • w c

          Freud thought he knew something about the interpretation of dreams. It makes you wonder. I enjoyed this poem.

          • orchidee

            Thanks wc. I might agree with Freud, apart from his 'swoony' side of things - the slap and tickle stuff! ooh.

          • Goldfinch60

            Another good one Orchi.

            • orchidee

              Thanks Gold.

            • FredPeyer

              I guess, orchie, YOU could have used some of that wisdom BEFORE you married KP!

              • orchidee

                Thanks Fred. Yes. But oh woe, too late now! lol.



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