Tune: Picardy
('Let all mortal flesh keep silence')
Psalm 82
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God stands in the congregation
Of judges of each nation
He judges, and gods they are called
In matters of justice schooled
God says, How long your judgement be
Unjust, wicked, favoured, see
Defend the poor and fatherless
So I shall come to you bless
Do justice to the afflicted
Needs of the poor be not hid
Deliver them from wicked's hands
Righteousness be in all lands
But judges know not, nor will they
Understand through night or day
They walk on in their darkness deep
Do not laws and judgements keep
All foundations of the earth are
Out of course, unstable far
The Lord has said that as gods you
Are, to bring justice anew
And you children of th most High
His presence unto you nigh
But you shall die like men, pass away
Fall like princes, comes your day
Arise, O God, judge the earth sure
You are Judge for evermore
Here man's temporary abode
We shall reap what we have sowed
But you, O God, shall inherit
All nations by your merit
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Note: Judges, magistrates, law officials, etc
were seen as 'gods', although human.
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: May 2nd, 2018 02:02
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 878787 metre. Very old original hymn from 5th Century. I was there then of course - was you too?!
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Yes I was there - sadly I've lost the photographs. Fine work Orchi.
Thanks Michael.
That justice we saw at the time seems to have changed - or has it?
Thanks Gold. Maybe the phrase 'Oh ye gods' originated from this? Similar to OMG but I change that to OMD hopefully - Oh My Days.
Your mortal flesh keeping silence there, Michael? It's a 'heavy' tune, sung when the Communion elements of bread and wine were brought out in the church service.
A bit severe - don't anyone even cough or sneeze!
A very eerie musical to go with your poem Orchee....... it takes us so far back in time it gives me goose bumps.....
Thanks Lorna. Yes, a 'heavy' tune - nice pics though, I think. Well, think of 'Roses of Picardy' tune to lighten up! Rather a swoony song it is, and bit smoochy! lol.
Thanks for the FOLKISH HYMN ~ Steve ~ I sang along with my right hand on my right ear as I do when singing "Maggie Maggie May........!" Loved the POEM ~ God judges Everyone & Everything ~ BUT ~ the GOOD BOOK promises GOD will judge everything correctly ~ AMEN ~ BROTHER BRIAN
Thanks Brian. Why you got your right hand on your right ear? Why not left hand and left ear? Nothing swoony behind it, is there?! lol.
NO STEVE ~ AS I SING ~ the Hand on Ear allows the sound to resonate and be more FOLKSY ! Left handed people use Left hand on Left ear ~ AMBIDEXTROUS People use either HAND but never BOTH ! See my article in The Acoustics of Folk Singing ~ December 2017 pp 23 / 24 The History & Mystery of HANDONEAR Acoustics ~ Brian John Williams B Mus (Liverpool) ~ PhD ~ FRCM etc .................. ! Thanks for reading my comment ~ Yours Musically BRIAN
I got it wrong again. I put me hand OVER me ear. That explains why I couldn't hear a thing!
Beautiful writing
Thanks Marlena.
Orchi,
A fine write and video!
The pics of Jesus with the crown of thorns were painful to see; but, “...as the darkness clears away” ... and we see more and more of the light...the feeling was joyous...especially at the end with the children!
~Laura~
Thanks Laura. Yes, I think they've stylised it a bit. He may have looked even worse than that. But, as you say, at the end, it makes things more approachable, so that we're not all terrified at a 'raw' God, where not a whisper of anything human dare to be spoken.
there are many religions
but only one god.
Thanks pauly - true.
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