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This resource relating to Proverbs 8:1-31 provides a poem by William Cowper (1731-1800) highlighting God's wisdom in creation and salvation and a poem by Mark Van Doren (1894-1972) highlighting the acquiring of wisdom through experience.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
CLASSIC POEM:
Wisdom
William Cowper
Ere God had built the mountains,
Or raised the fruitful hills;
Before he fill’d the fountains
That feed the running rills;
In me from everlasting,
The wonderful I am,
Found pleasures never wasting,
And Wisdom is my name.
When, like a tent to dwell in,
He spread the skies abroad,
And swathed about the swelling
Of Ocean’s mighty flood;
He wrought by weight and measure,
And I was with Him then:
Myself the Father’s pleasure,
And mine, the sons of men.
Thus Wisdom’s words discover
Thy glory and Thy grace,
Thou everlasting lover
Of our unworthy race!
Thy gracious eye survey’d us
Ere stars were seen above;
In wisdom thou hast made us,
And died for us in love.
And couldst thou be delighted
With creatures such as we,
Who, when we saw Thee, slighted,
And nail’d Thee to a tree?
Unfathomable wonder,
And mystery divine!
The voice that speaks in thunder,
Says, “Sinner, I am thine!”
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Slowly, Slowly, Wisdom Gathers
Mark Van Doren
SNIPPET:
Slowly, slowly, wisdom gathers:
Golden dust in the afternoon,
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Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year C Trinity Sunday
Date:
Monday, June 6, 2022