Family And Work Matters - Colossians Series - 7

orchidee



Tune: Melcombe

('New every morning is the love')

Colossians 3 v.18 - 4 v.1)

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Wives, submit to your own husbands

As is fit in the Lord, He sends

You help, support, grace from above

Continue here now in His love

 

Husbands, love your wives, and be not

Bitter against them, for your lot

Would then be poor, relations strained

With burdens hard you would be pained

 

Children, under your parents wing

Obey in all things, this pleasing

To the Lord, He will see, will bless

Will guide you on to holiness

 

Employees*, obey employers*

But not to be as men-pleasers

Nor with eye-service only when

They look upon you, see you then

 

But work in singleness of heart

Fearing the Lord in every part

Whate'er you do, do heartily

To the Lord, e'er in constancy

 

For of the Lord you shall receive

Reward of inheritance, see

Surpassing worldly gifts, rewards

As you focus the Lord towards

 

'Tis Him you serve, though where there wrong

It shall not go unpunished long

But soon shall be repaid, for there

God shall treat all men true and fair

 

Employers*, give true and equal

To your employees*, e'en to all

Knowing too you have a Master

In heaven, celestial Employer

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* 'Employees and employers' are '

'masters and servants/slaves' in original text.

 

 

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 9th, 2018 01:56
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.8. Long Metre (LM). No.7 of 8 in this series.
  • Category: Spiritual
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Comments4

  • Goldfinch60

    Good write Orchi.

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold.

    • Michael Edwards

      Well writ great O .

      • orchidee

        Thanks M.

      • Lorna

        Except for the "obey" part......... I can decide for myself to be good...........

        • orchidee

          Ohh heehee, you obeying hubby, Lorna? Some don't like some bits of St Paul. Aww, it's OK for the hubbies - they don't have to obey wifeys! lol.

          • Lorna

            Only if I feel like it Orchee

          • BRIAN & ANGELA

            THANKS STEVE ~ Great Hymn ~ My Experience is that God's love is indeed NEW EVERY MORNING ~ AMEN ~ BRIAN

            • orchidee

              Thanks Brian. Angela obeying/submitting to ya?! And are ya loving her? Or don't it count if engaged but not married?!
              And give back that neighbour's ox, if ya been coveting it - or their ass - donkey, I mean!



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