Saturday, January 14, 2023

A Compendium of This Blogger's Poetry

 (so far)

     Pardon my vanity, but there are people who actually seek out my own original work, as opposed to existing work by others.  I realized the menu item with my name currently pulls up several long photo exposes.  So, with your indulgence, I'm going to post links to some of my own poetry throughout this blog.  
     [I am not including my original translations of Biblical poetry. There's a "Biblical poetry" link for that in the side bar (on desktop or web versions).]
     The first one listed, on "joy", has gotten the most feedback for touching others over the years.  Other than that, they are mostly listed from newest posted to earliest posted.  (That's not the same as reverse order of when they were written.)  Thanks for reading.  In a world of being pushed & shoved by everyone and anyone grabbing a platform, I appreciate you spending some time in my less traveled corner of the world.  











Sunday, January 1, 2023

Songs of Thankfulness & Praise

 
Happy New Year!  This is being posted in recognition of the upcoming Festival of Epiphany, the coming of the Wise Men, on January 6th.  Epiphany is a full season, and this hymn has many verses to reflect this.  I am only posting some more pertinent to the Wise Men and to things in nature.

Songs of thankfulness and praise,
Jesus, Lord, to Thee we raise:
Manifested by the star
To the sages from afar.
Branch of royal David's stem  
In Thy birth at Bethlehem:
Anthems be to Thee addressed, 
God in man made manifest.

Sun and moon shall darkened be,
Stars shall fall, the heav'ns shall flee;
Christ will then like lightning shine:
All will see His glorious sign.
All will then the trumpet hear,
All will see the Judge appear;
Thou by all wilt be confessed, 
God in man made manifest.

Grant us grace to see Thee, Lord,
Present in They holy Word--
Grace to imitate Thee now
And be pure, as pure art Thou,
That we might become like Thee
At Thy great epiphany
And may praise Thee, ever blest,
God in man made manifest.
--Christopher Wordsworth, 1862