Analysis of At Morning
Yehudah HaLevi 1075 (Spain) – 1141 (Holy Land)
O Lord, my life was known to Thee
Ere Thou had’st caused me yet to be,
Thy spirit ever dwells in me.
Could I, cast down by Thee, have gained
A standing place, or, if restrained
By Thee, go forth with feet unchained?
Hear me, Almighty, while I pray;
My thoughts are in Thy hand alway.
Be to my helplessness a stay!
O may this hour Thy favour yield,
And may I tread life’s battle-field
Encompassed by Thy mercy’s shield.
Wake me at dawn Thy name to bless,
And in Thy sanctuary’s recess
To praise and laud Thy holiness.
Translated by Alice Lucas
| Scheme | AAA BBB CXC DDD EEF F |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111111 11111111 11010101 11111111 01011101 1111111 11010111 1110111 11110001 11110111 01111101 0101111 11111111 001101 11011100 01011010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 547 |
| Words | 105 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 06, 2023
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