Upon the Birth
Of Judah Sean June
Today our Angel
Has brought to earth
And bore to birth
Joshua's pride
And firstborn son:
Judah Sean
The latest June.
Now parents swoon
Their labor done
To bring to home
This godly blessing
To the living hold
Of their faithful love.
Not Judas brother-betrayer
Call thee we
But bless thee Judah
And style thee wise
Who brought forth the Blessing
Of God for Men
Sometimes despite himself
So that though often
Brothers contend
Amidst families and men
This man and family
Would make
The name of a band
Of brothers
Bound by love and law
In reciprocal awe
Of the depths of
God's gifts and grace.
So let your name
Take the place
Of God's Blessing
Upon men.
Through family fidelity
And brotherly love
O Judah
Latest of the Junes
God hath blessed us
Yet again
Through you.
As parents convalesce
They'll join the rest of us
In singing sweet hosanna
To the great Divine
Grateful for God's fine design
In blessing all the earth
Through us and our own.
For our children
Our greatest Hope
And greatly
Do we receive thee
From the Lord of Hosts.
Amen.
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