Analysis of In Time of Doubt
Robert Fuller Murray 1863 – 1894
`In the shadow of Thy wings, O Lord of Hosts, whom I extol,
I will put my trust for ever,' so the kingly David sings.
`Thou shalt help me, Thou shalt save me, only
Thou shalt keep me whole,
In the shadow of Thy wings.'
In our ears this voice triumphant, like a blowing trumpet, rings,
But our hearts have heard another, as of funeral bells that toll,
`God of David where to find Thee?' No reply the question brings.
Shadows are there overhead, but they are of the clouds that roll,
Blotting out the sun from sight, and overwhelming earthly things.
Oh, that we might feel Thy presence! Surely we could rest our soul
In the shadow of Thy wings.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 00111111111101 111111101010101 1111111110 11111 001111 0101110101010101 11011101011100111 111011111010101 11110111110111 10101110010101 1111111010111101 001111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 639 |
Words | 126 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 3, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 165 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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