Composition: ‘Stitched segments of Neural pathways'
(This is intended to be sung: Suggested Tune: Sans day carol - without chorus)
For amazement by beauty
we give you our praise;
for the patterns that form
in our neural pathways.
Our brains stimulated
by wonder and awe:
for glimpses of glory,
we thank you, dear Lord.
For the marvel of colour
deriving from light,
and heightening each image
revealed by our sight.
For spirited hues
that emotion arouse.
Give thanks for the splendours
our vision bestows.
For delight in the fragrance
of blossom and herbs,
as we breathe in the glories
of nectars and oils:
some heady, some soothing,
some prized for their power
to promote our well-being
with root, leaf or flower.
For the myriad touches
that make us aware,
of the soft, smooth or yielding,
of the hard, harsh or spare.
When feeling such beauty
as a new-born child’s face,
there’s delight in the moment,
a great gift of grace
For the tongue and for taste buds
that flavours detect.
For our instinct, which foods
to enjoy or reject.
May we, who by plenty
are mightily blessed
be preserved, Lord, from hunger,
thirst, waste or excess
For the patterns of language
that gladden the ear;
for the glory of music
as it trembles the air;
for tones and expressions
we love to applaud.
For all blessings of beauty,
we adore you, dear Lord.
we adore you, dear Lord.
This continues the theme of Beauty, Science and Faith initiated on the blog with the poem I Met with Beauty, Science and Faith
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