Lent, Feb. 22, 2016
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dreamflowerI found this lovely poem for today's Lenten post.
Oh, to know the peace of God,
to slip to sleep upon its crest
to wade into its soft caress
and find my perfect rest.
To wait for the calming relief,
from the years of eroding pain
to find its ebbing tranquility
releasing all my earthly strain.
Oh, to calm the rushing roar,
that rages through my mind
peace asleep upon the shore
waves to me to come and find.
Peace, peace why do you flee,
from the head on which I lie
flood me with your quietness
abide with me until I die.
Oh, how I long to obtain,
a stillness – too still to hear
and then, oh then, my Lord . . .
I’ll be kept safe and near!
~~~~~
Psalm 4:8
“I will both lay me down in peace,
and sleep: for thou, Lord,
only makest me dwell in safety.”
King James Version
by Public Domain
Copyright 2015
Deborah Ann Belka
More of the poet's work may be found here: https://poetrybydeborahann.wordpress.com/
Oh, to know the peace of God,
to slip to sleep upon its crest
to wade into its soft caress
and find my perfect rest.
To wait for the calming relief,
from the years of eroding pain
to find its ebbing tranquility
releasing all my earthly strain.
Oh, to calm the rushing roar,
that rages through my mind
peace asleep upon the shore
waves to me to come and find.
Peace, peace why do you flee,
from the head on which I lie
flood me with your quietness
abide with me until I die.
Oh, how I long to obtain,
a stillness – too still to hear
and then, oh then, my Lord . . .
I’ll be kept safe and near!
~~~~~
Psalm 4:8
“I will both lay me down in peace,
and sleep: for thou, Lord,
only makest me dwell in safety.”
King James Version
by Public Domain
Copyright 2015
Deborah Ann Belka
More of the poet's work may be found here: https://poetrybydeborahann.wordpress.com/