Thread: God + Nature
View Single Post
Old 03-30-2012, 05:30 PM   #1
evarekataVame

Join Date
Oct 2005
Posts
590
Senior Member
Default God + Nature
My garden, at the moment, is full of daffodils in bloom, forsythia with its bright yellow flowers that light up the dullest day, a Japanese quince bush with its pink flowers, and brightly coloured crocuses all over the place.

The sky is blue, there are some scattered clouds, a warm gentle breeze. The almond trees across the road are full of blossoms, the aroma of which wafts across to me as I work so hard to have everything sparkling clean for Easter and our Lord.

I just want to share some of the most beautiful hymns about the glory of God's creation with you. I listen to these over and over again and my spirit soars. Whoever invented the MP3 player deserves a medal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RXME...eature=related

Jim Reeves : The flowers, the sunset, the TreesEach time I touch a rose petal and breathe the sweet fragrance it brings
I know there's a God up in heaven, no human could create these things
The dogwood, the oak and the willow so gracefully wave in the breeze
The dogwood, I'll always remember my Lord died upon one of these

The sunset in its golden splendor, such colors no artist can do

I know when I look on its beauty, each page in the Bible is true

No picture or painting can capture the beauty of any of these

The handwork of God is revealed in the flowers, the sunset, the trees

I come to the garden alone A special favourite that I often sing while gardening....................................


I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on the roses
And the voice I hear falling on my ear
The Son of God discloses.

Refrain

And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.

He speaks, and the sound of His voice,
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing,
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing.

Refrain

I’d stay in the garden with Him
Though the night around me be falling,
But He bids me go; through the voice of woe
His voice to me is calling.

Refrain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UilrmC1M1s4


And, of course, The Akathist of Thanksgiving. I have recorded it myself on my MP3.

It is the Holy Spirit who makes us find joy in each flower, the exquisite scent, the delicate colour, the beauty of the Most High in the tiniest of things. Glory and honour to the Spirit, the Giver of Life, who covers the fields with their carpet of flowers, crowns the harvest with gold, and gives to us the joy of gazing at it with our eyes. O be joyful and sing to Him: Alleluia!

Ikos 3

How glorious art Thou in the springtime, when every creature awakes to new life and joyfully sings Thy praises with a thousand tongues. Thou art the Source of Life, the Destroyer of Death. By the light of the moon, nightingales sing, and the valleys and hills lie like wedding garments, white as snow. All the earth is Thy promised bride awaiting her spotless husband. If the grass of the field is like this, how gloriously shall we be transfigured in the Second Coming after the Resurrection! How splendid our bodies, how spotless our souls!

Glory to Thee, bringing from the depth of the earth an endless variety of colours, tastes and scents
Glory to Thee for the warmth and tenderness of the world of nature
Glory to Thee for the numberless creatures around us
Glory to Thee for the depths of Thy wisdom, the whole world a living sign of it
Glory to Thee; on my knees, I kiss the traces of Thine unseen hand
Glory to Thee, enlightening us with the clearness of eternal life
Glory to Thee for the hope of the unutterable, imperishable beauty of immortality
Glory to Thee, O God, from age to age


see Thine heavens resplendent with stars. How glorious art Thou radiant with light! Eternity watches me by the rays of the distant stars. I am small, insignificant, but the Lord is at my side. Thy right arm guides me wherever I go.

Glory to Thee, ceaselessly watching over me
Glory to Thee for the encounters Thou dost arrange for me
Glory to Thee for the love of parents, for the faithfulness of friends
Glory to Thee for the humbleness of the animals which serve me
Glory to Thee for the unforgettable moments of life
Glory to Thee for the heart's innocent joy
Glory to Thee for the joy of living
Moving and being able to return Thy love
Glory to Thee, O God, from age to age

Full text here : http://www.saintjonah.org/services/thanksgiving.htm


"It is the Holy Spirit who makes us find joy in each flower, the exquisite scent, the delicate colour, the beauty of the Most High in the tiniest of things."
evarekataVame is offline


 

All times are GMT +1. The time now is 05:07 AM.
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Design & Developed by Amodity.com
Copyright© Amodity