Analysis of BEFORE YOUR ALTAR
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
BEFORE YOUR ALTAR
I stood before Your altar
My enemies all surround
I feel my will start to falter
But before You I will bow down
My heart is shattered, pierced
Broken by the arrows aimed true
I am destroyed, by enemies fierce
Yet what I am, I offer to you
I am weak, when they are strong
I've fallen more then I've stood
But I know to Whom I belong
I offer myself, take what is good
I am broken, Lord, shattered and torn
Who am I to be a soldier for You?
I am weak, make me reborn
I fall down, create me anew
And my Lord sent His Grace
To heal me from my sin
His Spirit touched my Face
And His strength grew within
As my enemies taunt and mock
My Lord renewed my heart
He became my strength and my rock
I stood, for the battle was about to start
And the arrows flew, but didn't pierce
The enemy roared, but couldn't strike
For my Lord arose in vengeance fierce
Wrath of which I've never seen like
I bow before Your altar
All battles belong to You
Your Love won't ever falter
Give us grace to see it through
AMEN
Scheme | A AXAX XBCB DEDE FBFB GHGH IJIJ CKCK ABABX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01110 1101110 1100101 11111110 10111111 111101 10101011 110111001 111111011 1111111 1101111 11111101 11011111 111011001 1111101011 1111111 11101101 011111 111111 110111 011101 11100101 110111 10111011 11101010111 001011101 010011101 111010101 11111011 1101110 1100111 1111010 1111111 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,021 |
Words | 215 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s. 2 Chronicles20 15
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Written on March 14, 2024
Submitted by crucifiedinhim2 on March 14, 2024
Modified by crucifiedinhim2 on March 14, 2024
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