Jerusalem rejos for joy:
Jesus, the sterne of most bewte
In thee is rissin as richtous roy,
Fro dirknes to illumyne thee.
With glorius sound of angell gle
Thy prince is borne in Baithlem
Quhilk sall thee mak of thraldome fre.
Illuminare, Jerusalem.
With angellis licht in legionis
Thou art illumynit all about.
Thre kingis of strenge regionis
To thee ar cumin with lusty rout,
All drest with dyamantis but dout,
Reverst with gold in every hem,
Sounding attonis with a schout,
Illuminare, Jerusalem.
The regeand tirrant that in thee rang,
Herod, is exilit and his ofspring,
The land of Juda that josit wrang,
And rissin is now thy richtous king.
So he so mychtie is and ding,
Quhen men his glorius name dois nem,
Hevin erd and hell makis inclyning.
Illuminare, Jerusalem.
His cumming knew all element -
the air be sterne did him persaife:
the water quhen dry he on it went:
the erd that trymlit all and raife:
the sone quhen he no lichtis gaif:
the ceoce quhen it wes done contem:
the stanis qrhen they in pecis claif:
Illuminare, Jerusalem.
The deid him knew that rais upricht
quhilk lang time had the erd lyne undir:
crukit and blind declarit his micht
that helit of thame so mony hundir:
Nature him knew and had grit wundir
quhen he of virgin was orn but wem:
Hell, quhen thair yettis were brokin asundir.
Illuminare, Jerusalem.
I thought I would throw in an anonymous Scots medieval poem today. It's interesting to see something of this before the Reformation. maybe I wouldn't go with every word - but the tenor of it is fine, and to the Lord's glory.
Can you understand the language mainly?
Blessings to all readers.
Saturday, 25 December 2010
Friday, 24 December 2010
Thursday, 23 December 2010
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
WONDERS
A long dispensation of mercy and grace
Which comes from a Man in a heavenly place,
Where all of God’s glory is seen in His face -
What wonders have come from the death of the Lord!
The sinners secured from sins, dwelling in night,
And given a place in the kingdom of light,
Who will through eternity be God’s delight -
What wonders have come from the death of the Lord!
The saints where the Spirit of God can abide,
Conjoined by His presence and work as Christ’s bride,
One fit to continually be at His side -
What wonders have come from the death of the Lord!
The Name of the Father has now been revealed
To sons, whom the Spirit of God thus has sealed,
Who give to the Father one-hundred-fold yield -
What wonders have come from the death of the Lord!
Which comes from a Man in a heavenly place,
Where all of God’s glory is seen in His face -
What wonders have come from the death of the Lord!
The sinners secured from sins, dwelling in night,
And given a place in the kingdom of light,
Who will through eternity be God’s delight -
What wonders have come from the death of the Lord!
The saints where the Spirit of God can abide,
Conjoined by His presence and work as Christ’s bride,
One fit to continually be at His side -
What wonders have come from the death of the Lord!
The Name of the Father has now been revealed
To sons, whom the Spirit of God thus has sealed,
Who give to the Father one-hundred-fold yield -
What wonders have come from the death of the Lord!
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Monday, 20 December 2010
CENTRED
Around the holiest place where all was dark
And seen by the high priest just once a year
God had a system centred in the ark.
But now since light has shone to cast out fear
God has a system centred in one Man
Through whom His grace and love to men appear.
According to His past eternal plan
God has a system centred in His Christ
Whose worth was known before the worlds began.
Since against sin Christ’s sacrifice sufficed
God has a system centred in His Son,
Who value before God cannot be priced.
Thus God delights that all He has begun
Centres in Him by whom the work was done.
And seen by the high priest just once a year
God had a system centred in the ark.
But now since light has shone to cast out fear
God has a system centred in one Man
Through whom His grace and love to men appear.
According to His past eternal plan
God has a system centred in His Christ
Whose worth was known before the worlds began.
Since against sin Christ’s sacrifice sufficed
God has a system centred in His Son,
Who value before God cannot be priced.
Thus God delights that all He has begun
Centres in Him by whom the work was done.
Saturday, 18 December 2010
Friday, 17 December 2010
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