William Chalmers Burns and Scottish Revival, then off to China.
William Chalmers Burns (1815-1868)
Called by Robert to
Pinch hit at Anwoth.
Little spot in Lowlands.
Not a lot to brag about.
Rain often
Crops mediocre.
Livestock scraggly.
But the folks had heart.
Loved me from the start.
Robert* was heading
Toward Holy Land.
Through Europe.
Much for his dampened
Coughing health.
Good friends with him.
Brother Andrew** for one.
Now, once into deserts
Robert came down, badly.
Flat on his back.
Praying for us
Up in Bonnie Scotland.
Revival fell with that
Simple dynamic.
Hallelujah.
Heather shook with the Glory.
Colourful it was.
Never to be dislodged
From reborn lives.
*Robert Murray M'Cheyne
** A A Bonar
About this poem
William Chalmers Burns, 1815-1868. Revivalist. Missionary.
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Written on March 05, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on March 05, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on March 12, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 680 |
| Words | 163 |
| Stanzas | 24 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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