Analysis of Fastness
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Hear me, O Lord when I cry,
Be gracious and answer me;
Giving out a mournful sigh,
For my distress, You can see.
My heart says to seek my face,
Your face O Lord do I seek;
Let me feel Your sweet embrace,
Because of my feeling weak.
Conceal not Your face from me,
Turn not Your servant away;
With no desire to flee,
For I do not want to stray.
My parents did forsake me,
Abandoned because of sin;
An orphan on bended knee,
I plead the Lord takes me in.
Teach me of Your way, O Lord,
Lead me on a level path;
As to live in one accord,
Far from my foes and their wrath.
My foes will bear false witness,
And breathing out violence;
Boost my spiritual fitness,
For You are my best defense.
I believe in Your goodness,
In the land of the living;
Away from vulgar rudeness,
Violent chaos would bring.
So I wait for you O Lord,
Letting Your heart take courage;
Strengthening me to afford,
With You never to discourage.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD BEBE BFBF GHGH IXIX IJIJ GXGX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111 1100101 1010101 1101111 1111111 1111111 1111101 0111101 0111111 1111001 1101011 1111111 1101011 0100111 1101101 1101110 1111111 1110101 1110101 1111011 1111110 0101100 11100010 1111101 1010110 0011010 0111010 1001011 1111111 1011110 1001101 11101010 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 958 |
Words | 223 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
The LORD Is My Light and My Salvation Psalm 27:7-14
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Written on January 23, 2023
Submitted by sir_ricky on January 22, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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