Passover Pausings

orchidee



Tune: O Waly Waly

('An upper room did our Lord prepare')

Luke 22 v.1-38 part

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Sent forth ahead to prepare a room

Fit for Christ, He the heavenly Groom*

Peter and John sent, and shown the place

Where all would feast by God's good grace

 

For Christ did say, With earnest desire

With you in this feast I aspire

This Passover before I suffer

And comfort sure on you confer

 

Take, eat and drink here, of bread and wine

For these be symbols true and fine

Of Christ's blood shed, and body broken

His life given up for all men (mankind)

 

Let us await, here in fellowship

And to Christ give our true worship

Be those as He said, they continue

With Him in His trials, even you

 

I shall be there, there shall be my heart

With you, though you would soon depart

To suffer, die, then to rise again

We shall share in your glories then

 

* Christ as the Groom - the church as His Bride

 

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 27th, 2018 02:03
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 9.8.9.8. metre of an event in Holy Week.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 25
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  • Goldfinch60

    We shall (and do) share in his glories.

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold. Yes, we shall and do now....

    • Laura🌻

      Beautiful clip and write, Orchi!
      Thank you for sharing!

      ~Laura~

      • orchidee

        Thanks Laura.

      • FineB

        Thank you Orchidee for this poem.

        Poignant and spiritual and reflective particuarly as Easter dawns upon us.

        Keep on writing
        FineB

        • orchidee

          Thanks Fine.

        • Lorna

          You are His faithful friend Orchidee!

          • orchidee

            Thanks Lorna.

          • blessednloved

            I love how you pointed out that even the night of his betrayal he was acting as the comforter! Blessed to read this lovely piece!

            • orchidee

              Thanks blessed. Yes, the Holy Spirit is called the Comforter. Comfort can mean 'solace' and 'strength'.

            • Aislinn Wilson

              Why the asterisk? I saw what it denoted, I just wondered why. I love what you based it on though. Neat

              • orchidee

                Thanks Aislinn. Well, I put in the * to explain about Christ as the heavenly Groom (at end of the poem) as it may have been a bit cryptic and symbolic. I aim to explain 'spiritual' language where I can, where it may not be of obvious meaning.

              • BRIAN & ANGELA

                Thanks STEVE ~ Love the Tune 7 the Organ ~ is that your GRANDSON playing ? Love the poem on the first EUCHARIST ~ something I have celebrated at least once every week for 25 years ~ I became a communicant @ 10 ~ AMEN ~ Yours BRIAN

                • orchidee

                  Thanks Brian. Nope, it's me meself playing of course - I wish! lol. That'll teach me for saying I'm very old - grandson?! lol.

                • orchidee

                  Then again - I sort of grew up in churches where they had Eucharist every Sunday.
                  I missed it when they had it monthly at another church, and sometimes a bit slap-dash, just fitting it in sometimes, as though it got in the way those Sundays.
                  Erm, then again, something like the song: 'I wanna scream it out from every mountain top' seems a tad unsuitable for a Communion atmosphere - yet they mean they're sharing the gospel!
                  Oh I'm bit fuddy-duddy and traditional!



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