Analysis of Jesus heard you cry in the night

Royston 1946 (Reading)



I have heard the sobs and tears you shed
in your bed before the hours of the morn,
and reached down and caught each tear that fell
from your weeping eyes before the light of dawn.

Then I turned each one of those tears into a gem
that mirrored the early mornings suns bright rays,
and combined each one into a very precious
diadem and made a sparkling crown of praise.

And as I hold your tears in My wounded hands,
I gazed lovingly into each one and could see
reflecting in it a sweet heart of love and care,
and I know how close you were following Me.

My dear, as each tear rolls down your cheek,
remember, as I gaze upon your sorrowful face
that you will always be so very precious to Me,
and I am here holding you safe in My embrace.


Scheme XXXX XAXA XBXB XCBC
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 111010111 01101010101 011011111 11101010111 111111110101 11001010111 001110101010 1001010111 01111101101 111000111011 010010111101 01111101001 111111111 0101110111001 111111101011 011110110101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 750
Words 163
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 145
Words per stanza (avg) 37

About this poem

Written after I heard my wife crying in her sleep during the night. I rolled over to cuddle her and was conscious that Jesus was aware of each tear that she shed and was also holding her in His embrace.

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Submitted by royston on October 14, 2021

Modified by royston on January 11, 2023

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