Analysis of A Night Prayer
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Answer me when I call,
God of my righteousness;
Give relief from my fall,
For I was in distress.
Be gracious, hear my prayer,
How long will I feel shame;
Vain words and lies I share,
I want not to defame.
I know You set apart,
And have heard when I call;
Asking to cleanse my heart,
Helping me to stand tall.
Stand in awe and sin not,
Muse my heart to be still;
Give me a humbling thought,
The strength to climb Your hill.
I put my trust in You,
Giving sacrifices;
Righteousness that is true,
Earth no more entices.
Who will show me some good?
Lift the light of Your face;
And teaching what we should,
To do for Your embrace.
You put joy in my heart,
More than the grain and wine;
Showing me a new start,
So my thoughts realign.
In peace, I go to sleep,
In safety I will dwell;
In mind and heart, You keep,
Safely away from hell.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAX CDCD EAEA XFXF GXGB HIHI EJEJ KLKL X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101111 111100 101111 111001 110111 111111 110111 111101 111101 011111 101111 101111 101011 111111 1101001 011111 111101 10100 100111 1111 111111 101111 010111 111101 111011 110101 101011 111001 011111 010111 010111 100111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 877 |
Words | 210 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Answer Me When I Call Psalm 4
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Written on November 28, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on November 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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