The saints in Enoch's days Through tribulation deep, Did walk in wisdom's ways The laws of God did keep; They, of one heart and mind, By no distraction torn, A peaceful rest did find, The "Church of the First Born." The rich with honest hear, And filled with "Gospel light," Did of their wealth impart, And Mercy "walked with Right." No Poor in "Zion's Land" Did vainly ask for bread, Each kept the Lord's command, And all were amply fed.
And when our "Father" said To Zion, 'Come to me;' Her foes in terror fled, And Zion's sons were free. If we like them would rise To shine in 'Endless Day,' We all must sacrifice, And without ceasing pray. Lord, give thy chosen one The spirit Moses felt, When with thine only Son On Zion's mount they knelt; That he may call with power, Where'er thy people roam, And say 'tis now the hour To gather Israel home.
The Reorganized Church of Christ, now called the Community of Christ, published their own hymnal in 1870, which included this hymn about Enoch. Find the whole hymnbook digitized at the LDS Church History Library catalog. #hymns #molit #mopoetry
I haven't met anyone who belives this now, but a common theory about the location of the ten tribes and the city of Enoch in the 19th century was that they resided on foreign celestial bodies that used to be part of Earth. #mopoetry #molit
what could be better than learning about the creation through limericks? #molit #mopoetry (yes, the same Steven L. Peck as _A Short Stay in Hell_!)
My first attempt at writing poetry a little more...explicit...is now published over at Bare Back Mag. 🫣 Feedback is welcome! haha
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