Tune: Taize Chant
('O Lord, hear my prayer')
Adapted with permission from an MPS poet
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Lord, watch over me
As good Shepherd, see
Your sheep, each one keep free
Come now, light my heart
A flame, every part
Your gifts, graces impart
So may your warmth seep
Into my life deep
Exuberantly leap
Throughout my body
Let love stem, flow, be
Richly, eternally
Love not sole for self
But too others wealth
And their life and good health
[I] Place my hand in yours
Your love it assures
You guide me, bring heart's-cures
Through this life you give
Your breath, makes me live
Complete, not leaking sieve
And this I Lord know
Your presence you show
Will not leave me, not go
And when time of call
Comes to me, to all
I know I shall not fall
For my soul is yours
My heart you adores
Take it, my prayer implores
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: July 12th, 2018 01:55
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 556556 metre. Originally written by Wordman I think, a while ago.
- Category: Spiritual
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Good write. Our Church Choir sing this Taize Chant fairly regularly.
Thanks Gold. We have to realise Taize is repetitive, or else it may drive us mad - over and over and over again!
And over again but they do work. I have been to singing workshops where we sing this type of music and it becomes so meaningful and so emotive.
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So beautiful. He can give the uplifting to needing ears!
Thanks Heart.
Thanks STEVE ~ love TAIZE and love the complementary Video. I love TAIZES that incorporate lots of different LANGUAGES ~ exciting. Love the POEM ~ Any Poem that Focuses on the LORD as a GOOD SHEPHERD is always a BLESSING ! Yours BRIAN ~ Please visit my FUSION on FAVE HYMNS ~ BRIAN !
Thanks Brian.
Lovely this read before going to bed - thank you Orchi - feeling blessed and richer for catching these words.
Thanks Fay.
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