Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 11 october 2014
(1/31/12 - 2/5/12)
She and You: how can I ever compare?
Or can I ever replace You with her?
For my heart sings softly when she is there
But my soul shouts praises when You are near.
For the presence of her makes me so weak;
She makes me as one on the ship: seasick
But her voice, though sweet, can't make me a wick
Nor can consume me like a burning stick.
But You, my Belov'd God, make my knees fall
And bow me low with the voice of Your call
For with Your majesty cries out my soul;
My heart sings loudly, 'Holy, Lord of All! '
O how I am delighted by her face
But she can't turn my heart filled with Your grace;
Yes, I loved her, but she can't take the space
Of my mind, outpouring with the Lord's praise!
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 19 august 2014
I see art in a canvas -
A painting of colors and contrasts -
Red, yellow and blue in sight
And black and white to shade and to light;
With hues blending together
All singled in one picture,
I see a beautiful harmony:
One painting - colors in unity.
I see art in a love song -
Words and letters in aesthetic throng-
With notes of sharpness and bass,
Each sound tuned with a musical grace;
With the heart, orchestrated
The notes and letters scripted,
I see a beautiful harmony:
One music - lyrics in unity.
I see art in a statue -
A piece of surfaces: flat and skew -
With curves carved by the sculptor
And angles modeled to show vigor;
With its limbs and its torso
Like a work of Donato,
I see a beautiful harmony:
One image - textures in unity.
I see art in a living -
Tissues and blood together clinging -
All minute cells so complexed
And organs that made healers perplexed;
With veins and a fistful heart
And systems doing their part
I see a beautiful harmony:
One creature - organs in unity.
I see art in the nature -
Lovely piece of God's architecture -
The lifeless and biotics
In the deepest depths and highest peaks;
With all creatures in motion
And all things of creation,
I see a beautiful harmony:
One earth - the whole world in unity.
I see art in Adam's race -
In every color, beauty displays -
'Tis pluribus e unum
Yet all unique in form and verbum;
With all the differences
Reconciled by friendliness,
I see a beautiful harmony:
One human race - men in unity!
- 8/19/14, 6 am
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-see-art/
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 13 february 2014
(2/12/14)
Come with me, my love, my spouse; come with me;
Come with me to our chamber so that we
May fill it with love and intimacy
And enrich it with our sweet company.
Fill me with knowledge of you, my princess -
Let me see your beauty in its fullness;
Let me fully behold your comeliness
And show me more of your full loveliness.
Let me kiss you like a cup of fresh wine
That touches your lips - a wine sweet and fine;
Let me caress you like a tamed feline
That caresses your bosom, waist, and spine.
Let me cleave myself, O my love, to you,
Commit myself to be faithful and true
And let my heart be ravished more by you,
An Eden to keep and be caring to.
Join me, my love; let us be delighted
In consuming our garden on this bed;
Together, let's be intoxicated
With the fragrance of its roses so red.
In here, I'll give you your heart's sweet pleasure;
Your sweet desire I'll give in full measure:
Gently will I give it so you'll be sure
My love for you is true, selfless, and pure!
Come with me - let us enjoy our Eden,
Pleasing each other in this bless'd garden
For it's a gift by the Lord of heaven -
Together, let us come to our own Eden!
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 8 february 2014
You are a box of delights
. that I want to uncover
You are a closed garden
. that I want to open and explore
You are a spring of refreshing water
. that I want to dig in
You are a fragrant fruit tree
. that I want to climb
. to lay hold of its fruits
But God give me temperance
. that I may truly love you!
- Shim'onai
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 24 august 2013
Who is this daughter that's sweet to my sight
This maiden that's to my heart's a delight?
For my heart's taken by her smile so bright
And captured by her dovely eyes so light.
I beheld her with her peaceful glances
Gazed 'pon her beauty - her soul's quietness;
And I took delight in her loveliness,
Being taken by her face's sweetness.
For her beauty is not of jewelry
Nor of the aesthetics of the silly
'Tis not even of dressing fancily
Nor of seductive speech of her body.
But her beauty is of what is hidden
From her heart, desirable and golden;
Her beauty is of the woman within
And created by the Lord of heaven.
Behold, the innocence her smile displays
And the shalom that I see in her face -
'Tis the true comeliness I want to chase,
The love I'm asking from the God of grace.
The pur'ty in your eyes overwhelms me
Like those of the Shulamite - they're lovely;
Your face of calmness, so sweet and comely,
Is better than my delight in honey.
Your beauty, O daughter of the Highest
Is beauty which to me is the choicest
Like morning star 'mongst the hosts, shines brightest
Like a sweet wine in tavern, the finest!
Yet, 'pon God - should you be the one - I wait
In pray'r and work, holding on to the faith
For your worth is as the espousals' date -
I shall be waiting and shall not faint!
(8/14/13)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 6 april 2012
Tetelestai! For it's already done
Praise and glory be to the Holy One
The enemy's already trampled on
And triumphantly doomed to destruction.
Tetelestai! For it's already done
Praise and glory be to the Holy One
Fully paid are our debts and transgressions
To us is complete justification.
Tetelestai! For it's already done
Praise and glory be to the Holy One
Our wounds are already healed by the Son
And in His name, our sicknesses are gone.
Tetelestai! For it's already done
Praise and glory be to the Holy Oe
All our chains He has broken and brought down
And our bondages He has made undone.
Tetelestai! For it's already done
Praise and glory be to the Holy One
For eternity in heaven's been won
And granted for us is the salvation!
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*A Greek word which means "It is Finished/Fully Paid/Fulfilled/Completed/Done"
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 27 march 2012
From loftiness one becomes lowly
. and from lowliness one becomes lofty.
Consider the highest of the peaks;
. it has nothing but rocks and snow only.
Consider the lowest of the plains;
. it is filled with every kind of life.
Consider the biggest of the behemoths;
. the thoughts of its mind are all about
. food alone.
Consider the the smallest of the mammals;
. it can be shrewder than any creature.
Consider the tallest of the trees;
. it is the first thing that a lightning
. strikes.
Consider the shortest of the shrubs;
. no fiercest northern wind can uproot it.
Consider the heaviest of the clouds;
. it is the soonest water to fall.
Consider the slightest of the vapors;
. it shall continue its rise.
Consider the mature palm branch;
. it is brought down by its heaviness.
Consider the new and fresh leaf;
. its lightness lifts it up.
Consider the size of the elephant;
. by it, this animal would be the first
. a hunter notices.
Consider the smallness of the ant;
. with it, only a few is interested
. with it as a food.
Consider the fruits on the trees;
. most of them are useless when they fall.
Consider the crops on the ground;
. they are more useful where they are.
Still, consider the large watermelon;
. its stem cannot lift it up.
Then, consider the plum on its tree;
. its weight raises it high.
Consider the mass of the rock;
. it falls straightly to the ground.
Consider the lightness of the feather;
. it settles down gently.
And consider the top of earth;
. it is made up by mud and dirt.
Consider the bottom of the ground;
. gold and precious stones are found in it.
For the Great I AM has more grace
. for the humble than the proud;
. pay attention, you lofty ones,
. for there is wisdom in meekness!
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 27 march 2012
I. Body
The night 'fore His death, the Son of Man spoke
As He was holding a loaf which He broke,
"This is my body-flesh wherein I came,
Flesh where I went down in humility,
The body on which will be laid down your shame
Where will be judged Adam's iniquity"
"As this bread is broken into pieces
And as among you, this loaf is divide,
So will my body for your tresspasses
And for your sins will be afflicted."
"Do this, my friends, in remembrance of me,
Do this as you have me in mind to bear,
For I'll return with glorified body,
And return with glory to you I'll share."
II. Blood
The same night, God's only begotten spoke
Holding a cup of sweet wine which he took,
"This is my blood which's given for cleansing,
Life that the Father for you has given
That to you, the salvation I might bring,
That from your sins, you will be forgiven."
"As from this cup, the sweet wine is flowing
And as from the cup this grape's blood is shed,
So will the blood be flowing from the King,
So will the Lamb of God for you will bleed."
"Do this, my friends, in remembrance if me.
Do this as you have me in mind to bear
For I shall return with shout's of, "Holy!"
And in heaven, you'll take your place there!"
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 27 march 2012
Ang buhay na kay Cristo
Ay 'sang buhay na bago;
'Di na tulad ng dati
Ang inalay sa Hari.
(A life to Christ is given
Is a life that is diff'rent;
No more same as the old things
What is offered to the King.)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 27 march 2012
Tanglaw ma'y 'di umilaw
At 'di man na umaraw,
Si Cristo'y aking ilaw
At karimla'y papanaw!
(Lamp may fail to become bright
And sun may cease to be sight
But Jesus Christ is my light
And fading will be to night!)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 26 march 2012
Dapat magpakababa
At maglingkod sa iba,
Pasanin 'yong kalbario
At tularan si Cristo,
Tunay at likas na Dios
Ngunit 'di inari'ng kadaklan,
Ang Hari ng ouranos
Na hinubad kalwalhatian,
Sia na Dios na bumaba
Bilang Anak ng Tao,
Hirap ng alipi'y kinuha
At sumunod hanggang napako
Kaya't Sia'y dinakilang lubos
At sa lahat Sia ay inungos
Na ang lahat Sia'y luluhuran
At si Cristo'y pananambahan.
(Meekness must be accepted
And into serving be led,
Carry your cross, you Christian
And imitate Christ the Son,
Though, in being, God truly
But His glory He did not held on,
Reigned over heavens Kingly
But His majesty He abandoned,
God Himself who descended
To become a son of man,
Grasped servant-hood to be afflicted
And up to the cross was compliant
Therefore, He was glorified greatly
And o'er all, given authority
That for Him, to knees, all will be on
And to Christ be all adoration.)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 19 march 2012
Ang mga kaalaman
Ay nakukuha sa pagbasa
At ang kaintindihan
Nakukuha sa pag-obserba
Ngunit ang magkaroon
Ng isang karunungan
Ay ibang daan ang paroon;
Paggalang sa Dios ang simula!
(Anyone can be knowing
By reading books or composition
And one gets understanding
By having careful observation
But having an attainment
Of wisdom in ev'rything
Has a pathway that is different;
To revere God's the first progression!)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 19 march 2012
Dakila ka, O Diyos,
Ako'y namamangha sa Iyo!
Pinuno mo'ng ouranos
Ng kadak'la't kabanalan mo
At tulad ko'y marumi;
O aba sa'king lubos!
Sa biyaya Mo, Ikaw pa ri'y
Nagmamaha sa isang tulad ko!
(How great are You, O Most High
O how I am so amazed by You!
For Your glory fills the sky
And so does the holiness of You
And such like me is undone;
O how so woeful am I!
But still Your grace reached out to this man,
Your love - the greatest - brought me to You!)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 15 march 2012
Ika'y hari sa ngayon
At mundo'y iyong reyno,
Babagsak ka, Apollyon -
Dios ang tatapos sa'yo!
(Currently, as king, you reign
And o'er this world reigns your throne.
Apollyon. you'll be fallen -
By God, you'll be overthrown!)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 15 march 2012
Mga trono'y lumipas,
Mga reyno'y nabigo -
David, 'yong trono'y wagas,
Tunay na am'rantino!
(Passing, thrones came to final,
Failing, kingdoms have declined
David, Your throne's eternal,
Truly an amaranthine!)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 15 march 2012
Si Cesar ay namatay
At Roma'y bumagsak -
Ariel, Hari mo'y buhay
At 'di ka mawawasak!
(Caesar is no more to thrive
And fallen now's Ancient Rome -
Ariel, your King is alive,
Abaddon won't be your home!)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 15 march 2012
Jacob, bukod ka ng D'yos
Kanyang mata'y 'yong bantay -
Ilaw mo'y di 'uupos
Tanglaw mo'y 'di huhumpay!
(Jacob, You are God's chosen
And the apple of His eye -
Your light will never darken
And your lamp will never die!)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 15 march 2012
Sa aking kahinaan,
Yahweh, lakas ko'y ikaw,
'Pagkat sa karimlan man
Ika'y wagas na ilaw!
(In my utterly weakness
Great I AM, You are my might,
For even in the darkness
You're an everlasting light!)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 4 january 2012
Tayo man ay manghina,
Tayo ma'y manghimagod,
Kay Yahweh'y magtiwala
'Pagkat s'ya'y ating tanod.
(Though to be weak we may be
And be lead in much distress,
Trust to the LORD Almighty
For over us, He watches.)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 4 january 2012
Araw ma'y nagtatagal,
Lahat ma'y tila pigil,
Sabi ni Yahweh'y pinal -
Husgang 'di mapipigil!
(The sun's steps may be delayed
And seemingly slow are all
But certain's what the Lord said -
His judgement's unstoppable!)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 4 january 2012
Hindi sa kalakasan
Ni sa kapangyarihan
Kundi sa Espiritu
Ng Dios ng kabanalan.
'Pagkat lama'y papanaw
At mundo'y magugunaw
Ngunit ang 'Spiritu Santo'y
Ating wagas na ilaw
(It's not by human flesh's might
Nor by its power to fight
But by the Holy Spirit
Of the Holy God of light.
For human flesh will falter
And universe will flicker
But the Spirit of Jesus'
Our Shekinah forever!)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 2 january 2012
(In Filipino)
'Di sa tayo'ng umibig
'Di tayo'ng nag-alay -
Una'ng Dios sa pag-ibig,
Buhay n'ya'y kanyang bigay!
(Not that we're the ones who loved,
What we laid, it's not of it -
Our God is the first who loved
And His life is our profit!)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 2 january 2012
Iniwanan si Cristo
Nang mapatawad tayo;
Lubos siyang naghirap
Upang tayo'y matanggap!
(Jesus Christ was forsaken
That we might be forgiven;
He was greatly afflicted
That we might be accepted!)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 2 january 2012
I.
Once I saw myself sitting on my castle‘s throne -
In my heart’s realm, lording over my life alone –
Reigned in a kingdom which’s only a n illusion,
King of the self of mine but the slave of my own!
I slumbered from the truth – I’m only a captive!
Slave of pride, in prison of my ego I live
Being a slave of this throne, I am so passive;
I’m bound on this filthy castle and I can’t leave!
This is not a castle at all but a dungeon!
In this castle of my life I am imprisoned -
Feeling like a king of my own failing reason,
But blinded by my painful hallucination!
II.
To a sinful life I’ve sold myself like a slave
And being naïve went to the Prison of Grave;
From my unrighteousness, myself I cannot save -
'Fore the Lord’s holiness, so desp'rately depraved!
His wrath was upon me, for I was a sinner
His judgment’s ‘gainst me, for I was a dirt-bearer
His glory’s withdrawn from me, being transgressor
For my sin, I was sep’rated from the Master!
So I cried freedom to the Lord of Creation
And to the God Almighty, I cried redemption;
From my sinful living, I asked for salvation,
That He may deliver me from my transgressions!
III.
God, who is love, looked upon me with compassion;
With His loving-kindness, He heard my petition,
For He longed to pick me from my depravation;
From slav’ry, He desired to give me salvation!
And the Lord said, “From your sins, I’ll deliver you;
From all your unrighteousness, you will I rescue,
And I will replace your death with life that is true;
Your being and nature, all of them I’ll renew! ”
And from His Deity, Himself He had emptied
That from all my ungodliness, I might be freed;
To make Himself a sin for me, the Lord He did
That all my iniquities might be paid!
IV.
In a garden, the Son knelt in great misery,
In Gethsemane, He was pressed with agony;
Being so distressed, all His sweat became bloody,
And with great sorrow, He was crushed so severely!
And all of my sins and the world’s on Him were laid,
For all of us, a sin the Son of God was made;
That the Father may judge Him and our debts be paid
That His righteousness might be in us in a trade.
On the cross, the Son was forsaken and lonely
For the Father have turned from Him, being dirty
And He was left bearing Adam’s iniquity
So He cried, “My God, why have You forsaken me? ”
V.
Because of all my transgressions, He was wounded
He was flogged for all of the crimes I’ve committed
For all my sins, with suff’ring, He was afflicted
And for my iniquities, to death He had bled.
So all my impurities He bore at the cross
And my sickness was carried away with His loss;
With His fall, my sinfulness was brought to a toss
And with His death ended all my shame so gross.
Now with His death, I’m dead with my unrighteousness
And with the Lord died all of my uncleanliness;
With His burial, I’m buried with Adam’s curses
And in His tomb was stored all of my trespasses!
VI.
But from rest rose up the Almighty Creator
And over the Hades, He was the Conqueror;
From the dead has risen the God-Man our Savior
And over our falling short He was the Victor!
He’s risen that from my death I’ll be delivered
He’s resurrected that my sin might be conquered
To bring me back to pasture came back my Shepherd
And to set me free rose up the Savior my Lord!
Now forever has risen the Almighty King
That He may give me hope that is ever living;
Eternally lives the Maker of ev’rything
That He may give me life everlasting!
VII.
You, O Pharisee, why do you boast of your own?
Why do you put trust and hope on your works alone?
Why are you trying hard to earn your salvation
And striving so hard to earn your own redemption?
For a free gift is the grace of God that’s saving
Freely available’s the life everlasting;
Pricelessly given was His act of redeeming
And needless to pay’s His freedom that’s unbinding!
In your brokenness, seek for the Lord’s help alone
For the Great I AM, the Lord, holds your redemption;
In your sinfulness, don’t trust the strength of your own
For only Jesus is the Way to Salvation!
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