New Reinhardt poem “For my Queen”

KURTZVILLE, Ont. – Rev. Kurt E. Reinhardt, hymnwriter and pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Kurtzville, Ontario has written a new poem For my Queen as our nation mourns our late Queen Elizabeth II, who was called home to glory on September 8, 2022.

The beginnings of the poem came to Pastor Reinhardt as he tolled Trinity’s Church bell 96 times upon hearing the announcement of the Queen’s death on CBC Radio.

“The thoughts developed in my heart and mind as I sat and prayed at the deathbed of one of my sheep over the past week,” said Reinhardt. “I finally put pen to paper yesterday morning as I was getting ready for Service and completed it yesterday afternoon.”

“From childhood I have been devoted to our Queen as our God-given sovereign and an admirable Servant of her people and so her passing has had a marked effect on me, as it has on many Canadians and people throughout the world,” Reinhardt added. “This poem is my humble attempt to pay homage to what she did for us and gave to us in a very Christ-like way as a Child of God.”

For my Queen

Let Church bells strike their mournful toll

Thus sounding out her people’s dole;

For our beloved nation’s head,

Our gracious noble Queen is dead.

In her great heart each had a place

No matter what our creed or race;

Our glorious lady strong yet kind

Would keep us on her thoughtful mind.

From many lands under the sun 

She did unite us all as one;

Although our cultures weren’t the same,

We shared the Queen we all could claim.

She kept her duty’s solemn call

And gave her life to serve us all;

With constant calm she carried on

Through war and plague and sorrow’s dawn.

She served us faithfully for years,

Stood fast for us before our fears;

Through all our trials our Queen was there

To give us hope in all that’s fair.

God grant her now with Christ to rest

In paradise amongst the blessed;

And make our new King true to reign 

Long ov’r us in Your Holy Name.

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