Last week I published a post on a poem based on Psalm 150. if you enjoyed that, then I hope you will enjoy reading this to.
I might look at poverty in the eye,Suffer lack with a hopeful sigh,I may feel down and ready to cry,But Lord let me love you without asking why!I …
Let Me Love You, Lord (A Poem)
And here is a link to my poem published last week in case you missed it…
I have been dabbling with a bit of poetry lately. It has never been something I was particularly good at or interested in, but perhaps the Lord is opening up something new. Perhaps not! Time will tell!
This first attempt at a poem is based around Psalm 150, and is perhaps a little trite to the experience poet. Go easy on me however, I beg you! I here post the original words from the WEB Bible.
Praise Yah!
Praise God in his sanctuary!
Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!
2 Praise him for his mighty acts!
Praise him according to his excellent greatness!
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet!
Praise him with harp and lyre!
4 Praise him with tambourine and dancing!
Praise him with stringed instruments and flute!
5 Praise him with loud cymbals!
Praise him with resounding cymbals!
6 Let everything that has breath praise Yah!
Praise Yah!
Psalm 150 (WEB)
And my poetic version…
Praise the Lord in the temple!
Praise the Lord for His might!
Praise the Lord in the heavens!
Cease not by day or by night
Praise the Lord for His acts
Praise the Lord for His deeds
Praise our God for His greatness
Praise Him for meeting our needs
Praise the Lord with the trumpet
Praise our God with the lyre!
Praise God with the harp
And lift your voices higher!
Dance for His glory
And sing for delight
Pluck strings for His praise
To worship God is right
Crash the cymbals together
Let the bells ring out
Play the flute and the ram’s horn
And make a joyful shout!
Let everything that breathes
Worship our wonderous Lord
That all may come to know Him
And He’ll forever be adored.
Do let me know what you think, and grateful for any pointers on how to step into the daunting world of poetry! If you know of any good blogs on the subject, I’d be keen to hear about them.
As ever, thanks for reading.
I don’t want you to just take my word for it… We take a little break from our current series on Psalm 103 to discuss something important. It is an immense privilege to share God’s Word with you through this blog, and I take that responsibility very seriously. But you, the reader, have a responsibility…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2018/04/12/the-berean-approach/
Continuing my “best of “series, it seems appropriate to share this post on prayer as it goes right alongside my earlier post this morning.
I hope you enjoy reading it!
Have a very blessed 2022!
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During the height of the lockdown in the UK, where we were only allowed out for short periods of exercise, I began to fairly regularly record prayer videos which I put out here on the blog and on my Facebook page. You can see an example here, if you’re interested. I really love to pray…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2021/06/12/a-stirring-to-pray/
Father, how does the earth praise You? When I hear recorded sounds of whales in the deep oceans sing, are they praising You? When I hear the melodic…
Dec 29 All creation praises You!
In this latest “best of “post, we return to the subject of giving. Not my own teaching this time, but one from my church when they visited our local school.
Don’t let the fact that this video is intended for children put you off. There have been times in my life when the family talk, aimed at younger people, has spoken to me more than the full length, adult sermon!
At this time of year, we tend to look back over the last 12 months to review how things have gone. This is an excellent time to look at you’re giving for the year. Have you given where the Lord has directed you? What is he asking you to give next year?
Remember – God loves a cheerful giver!
I hope you enjoy the video.
For some reason, this post from harvest time has attracted a lot of views during Advent…!
No idea why, praise the Lord anyway! If you fancy a Harvey’s message during this Christmas season, then I hope you enjoy it!
It was my pleasure to speak at our church is online service this morning on the first Sunday in Advent.
Unfortunately, a few technical hitches meant we lost the last few minutes of the message and if it appears that I lost my way in the middle… that’s because somebody walked into the room during the recording!
I hope you enjoy it anyway!
This is an excellent series of posts which are released every single Sunday. This one goes right alongside the post I shared yesterday about prayer.
Do have a read, and join us in praying for persecuted Christians across the globe.
For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Pray for the 340 Million Global Christians in Harm’s Way. According to an article it says: But a quick scan …
This Sunday at Church: Pray for the 340 Million Global Christians in Harm’s Way
This is the third and final post on Psalm 92. If you missed them, you can read the first one here – Praise in the morning, praise in the evening- and the second one here – You Thrill Me. We left off last time discussing that although evil may flourish for a time, it will…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/04/28/he-is-our-rock-psalm-92-3/
Part of my Bible reading this morning was in Psalm 92. It is a wonderful psalm of praise and thanksgiving, and I think we need a good dose of that right now. In fact, we always do, but times of struggle seem to require an extra boost of worship. The psalm is one for the…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/04/24/praise-in-the-morning-praise-in-the-evening/
I hope this blog post finds you well?
I just wanted to post a quick update on why I have been so quiet on the blog these last few days. I am pleased to say that all is well, and actually just taking a few days off of work to spend time with family.
Life, as ever, has been rather hectic of late! I saw an opportunity to take a few days rest, and grabbed it with both hands!
How often do you take time to rest and relax? when you have a strong work ethic, or even a works mentality, it can be very difficult to switch off and relax for a while. Every single one of us needs to stop and rest at times however.
Let us not forget that even our wonderful God, who is infinite in power, took time to rest at the end of creation. This was not because he was tired, but simply because he wanted to enjoy the fruits of his labour.
Likewise, he built a specific command in the 10 Commandments for us to take time each week to just rest in his presence.
Perhaps it is not possible for you to take an entire day each week just to rest. But the principle remains, that each of us should take time to re-energise so that we might continue to serve him with gladness.
Whether we work in a secular job, ministry or at home, too many of us burn out because we do not stop often enough. Don’t let that be you dear reader!
Let’s pray:
Father God, we thank you for your loving grace and mercy towards us who believe. Thank you that you are the one who gives us the strength we need for each and every day.
For all who are weary, I pray that you may give them strength and rest.
Help us not to be so busy that we ceased to be fruitful.
As we lift up our voices in prayer and praise, may our strength be renewed.
We worship you, loving father! thank you for your enduring love. Thank you that you walk with us through our everyday lives.
Thank you for the times when you carious, when our strength is gone.
In the mighty and glorious name of our Lord and saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen
Andy Brown 