Analysis of Shortened Not Is The Lord's Hand
Shortened not is the Lord’s hand
He can save you sinner, stand
Deafened not is the Lord’s ear
He can hear your prayers and tears.
But sin hides you from the Lord
Separates you from your God
Hides His face and shuts His ear
Stops you sinner drawing near.
Israel stood in her own light
Her fingers did not do right
Put a bar on her own door
From her lips deceit did pour.
No one called for justice fair
Pleaded for the truth or cared
Trusted empty words, their own
Hatched viper’s eggs, sin full blown.
Sinner do not be like them
Found their works could not clothe them
Spider webs can be seen through
Let the Lord’s work cover you.
Scheme | AABX XXBX CCDD XXEE FFGG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (40%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 1011011 1111101 111011 1111101 1111101 101111 1110111 1110101 10010011 0101111 1011011 1010111 1111101 1010111 1010111 1101111 1011111 1111111 1011111 1011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 642 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 99 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
This poem is based on the Bible verses of Isaiah 59:1-8.
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Written on October 16, 2022
Submitted by tanyas.74554 on October 16, 2022
Modified on March 07, 2023
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