New Hymn for REMINISCERE - -

   I didn't want to post this until AFTER Sunday...I thought, too many pastors were getting ready for yesterday's MASS (yesterday) that to post this hymn in the early a.m. might cause angina, coronaries, and coffee-nose-squirts (great name for a law-firm).
   But here now is my hymn for the 1-year pericope: Saint Matthew 15. 21-28

THAT BLESSED DAY WHEN JESUS CAME

Words: Jay W. Watson 2013

Meter: 8, 8, 8, 6,

Tune: Isleworth, Samuel Howard, 1782  (TLH # 439)

Text: Reminiscere Gospel, Saint Matthew 15. 21-28

 

That blessed day when Jesus came    

To Sidon’s northern coast’s so clear   

She having heard of This Man’s fame   

Her heart brought all its fear 

This Canaan voice crying O Rex       

Give mercy Thou Son of David       

My daughter with a demon vexed   

Thou heal with a bid  

No reply with His tongue He made   

The dozen wished her sent away 

In silence harsh the more she prayed 

Thus anchored vowed to stay 

Christ answered her with sayings dark 

Bread given dogs is never meet  

Yet little dogs for crumbs do bark    

Scraps craving at Thy feet

To steadfast mother Jesus said 

In trusting so receive My pow’r 

Thy daughter shalt be fed with bread 

Be loosed this same hour 

The saving act came not from her  

‘Twas Mercy came to Tyre’s coast 

God’s banquet in His Son most pure

Father and Holy Ghost