Re: Poem for the day
From: | Roger Mills <romilly@...> |
Date: | Thursday, September 12, 2002, 3:28 |
Hello Padraic--
(one of many answers, I trust...)
>Can someone mail me the poem / psalm? I had wanted to
>have a go at it; but accidently deleted it.
>
A New Psalm
The Lord raises up the grain to become the bread on our table--
His Sun ripens the grape, and it is the wine of our delight.
He has raised up Man, fairest flower of His field,
And given him dominion over earth--
But even as wheat and grape are certain in their destiny,
The ending of our season is kept secret in His heart.
His blessings surround us on every hand--
But the evils of this world are never absent.
Lord, help us to be humble in the midst of plenty,
That all our days attest the wisdom of Thy creation.
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Written years ago, but it seems appropriate at this time.
It would be interesting to see it translated "back" into Biblical Hebrew,
Greek and/or Latin.