Analysis of Vineyard Song
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Let me sing for my beloved,
My love song for His vineyard;
Confidence has been sure-footed,
While I am reading His Word.
My beloved planted on a hill,
A fruitful vineyard as fertile;
With the choicest grapes that do fill,
That God gave heavenly approval.
He dug the land and cleared the rocks,
Where He planted the choicest vines;
I pray to my beloved who talks,
Assured to make the finest wines.
He built a watchtower inside,
Hewed out a vat for a winepress;
Ever vigilant and abide,
With my beloved who I bless.
The inhabitants will judge me.
To betwixt my vineyard and I;
What more is there to do and see,
Other than to make the grapes cry;
I will tell you what I will do,
Remove the hedge, break down its wall;
Allow the beasts to trample through,
The grapevines are wasted and fall.
I let the briers and thorns grow,
No rain shall fall upon the ground;
Only my beloved will know,
When clouds bring a thundering sound.
The vineyard of the Lord of Host,
Men of Judah pleasantly plant;
Behold bloodshed from those who boast,
As Israel will sing their chant.
For they are looking for justice,
In hopes that God hears the outcry;
In giving them the righteousness,
For their praises will glorify.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | XAXA BCBC DEXE FDFX GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNMN OHOH X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101 1111110 10011110 1111011 10110101 01010110 10101111 111100010 11010101 11100101 11110111 01110101 110101 1101101 10100001 1101111 00100111 10111001 11111101 10111011 11111111 01011111 01011101 0111001 1101011 11110101 1010111 11101001 01010111 11101001 0111111 11001111 11110110 0111101 01010100 1110110 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,244 |
Words | 269 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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The Vineyard of the LORD Destroyed Isaiah 5:1-7
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