Each week we carefully curate a collection of poems that resonate with the lectionary readings for that week (Narrative Lectionary and Revised Common Lectionary).
*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
Psalm 29
CLASSIC POEM:
God’s Majesty
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
I look upon the budding tree;
I watch its leaves expand;
And through it all, O God, I see,
The marvel of Thy hand.
And all my soul in worship sings,
O praise the Lord, the King of Kings!
I look upon this mortal frame
So wonderfully made;
I note each perfect vein and nerve
And I am sore afraid;
I temble, God, at thought of Thee
So awful in Thy Majesty.
I look upon the mighty sun,
Upon the humble flower;
In both, O great and heavenly One,
I read Thy wondrous power;
And in an ecstasy I raise
A song of thankfulness and praise.
I look upon the lightnings flash;
I see the rain drops fall;
I listen to the thunders crash,
And find Thee in it all;
In earth and sky, and sea and air,
Thou, O my God, art everywhere.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
Afferte Domino
Malcolm Guite
SNIPPET:
Call us oh Christ, and open up the gate
Call us to worship, with your mighty voice:
The voice that sings through rivers in full spate
The voice in which the forests all rejoice
The voice that rolls through thunderclouds, and calls
The deep seas and steep waves, the quiet voice
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