Gethsemane Graces

orchidee



Tune: Love Unknown

('My song is love unknown')

Luke 22 v.39-46

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Stay, stay a while and pray

It be dark, not light day

Pray with Jesus, in His hour

Though bitter and sour

Here in Gethsemane's garden

He holds destiny of all men (mankind)

 

For the spirit it be

Willing to progress free

But flesh it be weak, so

Hindrance our spirits know

Pray one hour with me, He pleads

Here be my time of true great needs

 

But no, they sleepy were

Did not with Him concur

For disciples did tire

Dim burnt their holy fire

The call was, 'Watch and pray, lest you

Fall into temptation anew'

 

There in His agony

Christ sweat His blood for me

In garden prayed, so be

Father, if willing, see

This cup of suffering, and take

It from me, another way make

 

But nevertheless not

My will, but yours my lot

Your will be done, my choice

To e'er obey your voice

Then angels strengthened Him in power

As He went through harrowing hour

 

Lord, help us your will know

Where easy or hard, so

We trust in you, your way

To be our way each day

Strengthen us too, where faith be small

By your Spirit we prevail all

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 28th, 2018 02:08
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 6.6.6.6.8.8. metre. Only Luke seems to tell us of Christ 'sweating blood' in His agony. A rare condition called haematidrosis.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 49
  • Users favorite of this poem: Laura🌻
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  • Goldfinch60

    Yes we will prevail. Good one Orchi.

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold.

    • Laura🌻

      A fine write, Orchi!
      I enjoyed listening to the video! The female voice sounded like my daughter...beautiful!
      Thank you for sharing! Listening to the choir and thinking of my daughter made my day!

      ~Laura~

      • orchidee

        Thanks Laura.

      • BRIAN & ANGELA

        Thanks STEVE ~ Love the hymn ~ very challenging. Luke was a Doctor who accompanied PAUL on his Missionary Journeys always useful to have a "Doctor in the House !" He was not an eyewitness to the Crucifixion so he must have got the details from the Disciples and seen the HAEMATIDROSIS as a sign of great agony and suffering ! Lest we forget GETHSEMENE ~ Where CHRIST became obedient to the CROSS and His Father's Will ~ AMEN !
        Love the poem ~ Sextets in 3 rhyming couplets is one of my fave poetic structures ! Yours BRIAN

        • orchidee

          Thanks Brian. could have got technical, and made it 6.6.6.6. 4.4.4.4. but couldn\'t think up many 4-syllable lines!

        • w c

          Another beauty! The season makes it even more beautiful. Thanks

          • orchidee

            Thanks wc.



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