Analysis of Hymn for Atonement Day
Yehudah HaLevi 1075 (Spain) – 1141 (Holy Land)
Lord, Your humble servants hear,
Suppliant now before You,
Our Father, from Your children's plea
Turn not, we implore You!
Lord, Your people, sore oppressed,
From the depths implore You;
Our Father, let us not, this day,
Cry in vain before You.
Lord, blot out our evil pride,
All our sins before You;
Our Father, for Your Mercy's sake,
Pardon, we implore You.
Lord, no sacrifice we bring,
Prayers and tears implore You;
Our Father, take the gift we lay,
Contrite hearts, before You.
Lord, Your sheep have wandered far,
Gather them before You;
Our Father, let Your shepherd love
Guide us, we implore You.
Lord, Your pardon grant to all
That in truth, implore You;
Our Father, let our evening prayer
Now find grace before You.
Lord, Your humble servants hear,
Suppliant now before You;
Our Father, from Your children's plea
Turn not, we implore You!
Scheme | ABCB xbdb xbxb xbdb xbxb xbxb ABCB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1110101 11011 101011101 111011 1110101 101011 101011111 101011 11110101 1101011 10101111 101011 111011 101011 101010111 011011 1111101 101011 101011101 111011 1110111 101011 1010110101 111011 1110101 11011 101011101 111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 855 |
Words | 149 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 27, 2023
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