Woe is me

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In the most holiest of places dwells He
unapproachable by the likes of me.
None may stand before Him or dare draw near,
for He's Omnipotent and His name is Fear.

The temple was shaken and filled with smoke
and I trembled there as the Lord God spoke.
'Woe is me; ' I said, 'For I am undone'
'for my eyes have seen the Almighty One'

Then He touched my tongue with a coal of fire
cleansing me and filling me with holy desire.
'Whom shall I send? ' I heard the Lord God cry
'Send me my Lord, send me, ' came my reply.

When He had touched my tongue I began to speak
of the One Who came to earth my soul to seek.
My heart had been renewed and began to beat
as there in Jesus Christ alone I stood complete.
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Submitted by royston on April 28, 2023

Modified on April 28, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 717
Words 162
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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