Analysis of A Prayer for Jerusalem
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Let’s go to the house of the Lord,
Our feet stand within its gate;
Jerusalem where I adored,
When we go I anticipate.
A place bound firmly together,
Where all the tribes of the Lord go;
And they are able to gather,
Hear the decrees they need to know.
They will give thanks unto the Lord,
Where the thrones of judgment are placed;
But anyone that has ignored,
The Lord casts out to be disgraced.
Pray for peace in Jerusalem,
May they be secure who love You;
Those who will dishonor condemn,
Because they will never construe.
Let the peace be within Your walls,
Security in Your towers;
Praises filling Your hallowed halls,
Continuing throughout the hours.
I say that peace be within you,
Because of the House of the Lord;
Let our God seek what is true,
In you to be in one accord.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD AEAE XFXF GHGH FAFA C |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11101101 10110111 01001101 1111010 01110010 11011011 01110110 10011111 11111001 10111011 1101101 01111101 11100100 11101111 11101001 01111001 10110111 01000110 10101101 010001010 11111011 01101101 11011111 01110101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 827 |
Words | 180 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
Let Us Go to the House of the LORD Psalm 122
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Written on November 30, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on November 29, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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