Analysis of Lord, Help my unbelief
Royston 1946 (Reading)
Help my unbelief, help me trust Your Word
for I believe that You can do it Lord.
You asked me to step out of the boat.
I know that You can keep me afloat.
By looking at You Lord I can step out
though the wind and the waves toss me about.
Whatever comes my way I'll trust You Lord
I know, that I can depend upon your word.
Help me to walk with You like Enoch walked.
Trusting You as we both walked and talked.
I want to walk through life by faith and not by sight,
and be strong in You Lord, and Your great might.
| Scheme | ABCC DDBA EEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
| Metre | 11111111 1101111111 111111101 111111101 1101111111 1010011101 101111111 11111010111 1111111101 101111101 111111110111 0110110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 511 |
| Words | 108 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
About this poem
Written after reading Mark 9 23 “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” 24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”
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