Analysis of The four anchors during the storms of life
Royston 1946 (Reading)
Sometimes sad things happen during our life
they flare up suddenly causing such strife.
No stars or sun shine during night or day
so four anchors we drop to hold our stay.
The first anchor is the Teaching of the Lord
for we all believe and trust in His Word
knowing that He is aware of our plight
and that we are never out of His sight.
In Fellowship we anchor our shields of faith
braving the storm together we feel safe.
Love for each other is an anchor sweet
and united we seek the storms' defeat.
Then Prayer's anchor we lower away
for we know that Jesus likes us to pray
and feel that He is with us in the boat
and that He's able to keep us afloat.
After Breaking Bread we then share the Cup
remembering that Jesus never gave up.
Anchored in the One who rose from the grave
knowing He is mighty and strong to save.
Then the storm subsides and the sorrows cease
as He gives to us His heavenly peace
and the healing balm that Jesus can bring
reaches the depths of our inmost being.
We feel Him lift us out of our despair
and rest in the calm of His presence there.
Then gazing into His wonderful face
a deep peace within our spirit takes place.
As His arms enfold us in love we sense
the preciousness of His wondrous presence,
and while resting in His loving embrace,
once more the world's challenges we can face.
Scheme | AABB XXCC XXDD BBEE FFGG HHII JJKK XXKK |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (63%) |
Metre | 01111010101 1111001011 1111110111 11101111101 01101010101 1110101011 10111011101 0111101111 01011010111 1001010111 1111011101 0010110101 111011001 1111101111 0111111001 0111011101 1010111101 01001101011 1000111101 1011100111 1010100101 1111111001 0010111011 1001110110 11111111001 0100111101 1100111001 01101101011 1110110111 01111010 0110011001 1101100111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,338 |
Words | 282 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Facing the challenges brought by the storms of life
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